Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

There is no one so old as to not think they may live a day longer.

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live.

On the subject of the nature of the gods, the first question is Do the gods exist or do the not? It is difficult you may say to deny that they exist. I would agree if we were arguing the matter in a public assembly, but in a private discussion of this kind, it is perfectly easy to do so.

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

Nature abhors annihilation.

The name of peace is sweet, the thing itself is most salutary.