The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them.

No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them.

When one is transported by rage, it is best to observe attentively the effects on those who deliver themselves over to the same passion.

It is wise to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well.

... being perpetually charmed by his familiar siren, that is, by his geometry, he neglected to eat and drink and took no care of his person; that he was often carried by force to the baths, and when there he would trace geometrical figures in the ashes of the fire, and with his finger draws lines upon his body when it was anointed with oil, being in a state of great ecstasy and divinely possessed by his science.

God alone is entirely exempt from all want of human virtues, that which needs least is the most absolute and divine.