9 quotes found
“Since nothing is free, to each his price.”
“Heroes must see to their own fame. No one else will.”
“...is not all philosophy but preparation for a serene dying?”
“History is idle gossip about a happening whose truth is lost the instant it has taken place.”
“It is curious how little interested we are in the sexual desires of those who do not attract us.”
“The malice of a true Christian attempting to destroy an opponent is something unique in the world. No other religion ever considered it necessary to destroy others because they did not share the sa...”
“Even a child could see the division between what the Galileans [i.e., Christians] say they believe and what, in fact, they do believe, as demonstrated by their actions. A religion of brotherhood an...”
“But like so many others nowadays, poor Julian wanted to believe that man's life is profoundly more significant than it is. His sickness was the sickness of our age. We want so much not to be exting...”
“A court is the most depressing place on earth. Wherever there is a throne, one may observe in rich detail every folly and wickedness of which man is capable, enameled with manners and gilded with h...”
