Other people do not see you at all, but guess at you by uncertain conjectures.

Diogenes was asked what wine he liked best; and he answered as I would have done when he said, "Somebody else's".

There is no passion so contagious as that of fear.

Socrates thought and so do I that the wisest theory about the gods is no theory at all.

Satiety comes of too frequent repetition and he who will not give himself leisure to be thirsty can never find the true pleasure of drinking

Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty you will have to dig dungeons for ages.

Men ... are not agreed about any one thing, not even that heaven is over our heads.