The most unhappy and frail creatures are men and yet they are the proudest.
I have never known a greater miracle, or monster, than myself.
The only thing certain is nothing is certain.
What a man hates, he takes seriously.
Wisdom is a solid and entire building, of which every piece keeps its place and bears its mark.
When Socrates, after being relieved of his irons, felt the relish of the itching that their weight had caused in his legs, he rejoiced to consider the close alliance between pain and pleasure.