The shortest way to arrive at glory would be to do that for conscience which we do for glory.

After they had accustomed themselves at Rome to the spectacles of the slaughter of animals, they proceeded to those of the slaughter of men, to the gladiators.

Every period of life has its peculiar prejudices; whoever saw old age, that did not applaud the past, and condemn the present times?

If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than it was because he was he, and I was I.

There is a huge gulf between the man who follows the conventions and laws of his country and the man who sets out to regiment them and to change them.

My business is only to keep myself in motion, whilst motion pleases me; I only walk for the walk's sake.

To die is not to play a part in society; it is the act of a single person. Let us live and laugh among our friends; let us die and sulk among strangers.