Philosophy does not regard pedigree, she received Plato not as a noble, but she made him one.

Rehearse death. To say this is to tell a person to rehearse his freedom. A person who has learned how to die has unlearned how to be a slave. He is above, or at any rate, beyond the reach of, all political powers.

Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.

We live not according to reason, but according to fashion.

It is sometimes pleasant even to act like a madman.

Money has never yet made anyone rich.

Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.