It were well to die if there be gods, and sad to live if there be none.
...small too even the longest fame thereafter, which is itself subject to a succession of little men who quickly die, and have no knowledge of themselves, let alone of those long dead.
People exist for one another.
A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is myself.
Observe constantly that all things take place by change.
If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one's own self-deception and ignorance.