Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued." "It is not living that matters, but living rightly. The unexamined life is not worth living.

The greatest flood has the soonest ebb; the sorest tempest the most sudden calm; the hottest love the coldest end; and from the deepest desire oftentimes ensues the deadliest hate.

In my investigation in the service of the god I found that those who had the highest reputation were nearly the most deficient, while those who were thought to be inferior were more knowledgeable.

The rest of the world lives to eat, while I eat to live.

To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.

The same wind is blowing, and yet one of us may be cold and the other not.

The greater the power that deigns to serve you, the more honor it demands of you.