The fact that the stars predict high or low rank for the father of the person whose horoscope is taken, teaches that they do not always make things happen but sometimes only indicate things. For how could things which preceded the birth depend upon the birth?

To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.

Souls are punished when they have gone forth from the body, some wandering among us, some going to hot or cold places of the earth, some harassed by spirits. Under all circumstances they suffer with the irrational part of their nature, with which they also sinned. For its sake there subsists that shadowy body which is seen about graves, especially the graves of evil livers.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

The Gods being good and making all things, there is no positive evil, it only comes by absence of good; just as darkness itself does not exist, but only comes about by absence of light.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.