This is the difference between us Romans and the Etruscans: We believe that lightning is caused by clouds colliding, whereas they believe that clouds collide in order to create lightning. Since they attribute everything to gods, they are led to believe not that events have a meaning because they have happened, but that they happen in order to express a meaning.

What a great blessing is a friend with a heart so trusty you may safely bury all your secrets in it.

There is no genius without a mixture of madness.

Servitude seizes on few, but many seize on her.

See what daily exercise does for one.

Life, if thou knowest how to use it, is long enough.

Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.