It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.

The longest-lived and the shortest-lived man, when they come to die, lose one and the same thing.

Everything is in a state of metamorphosis. Thou thyself art in everlasting change and in corruption to correspond; so is the whole universe.

When men are inhuman, take care not to feel towards them as they do towards other humans.

All things fade and quickly turn to myth.

The most complete revenge is not to imitate the aggressor.