The true disciple of philosophy is likely to be misunderstood by other men; they do not perceive that he is ever pursuing death and dying; and if this is true, why, having had the desire of death all his life long, should he repine at that which he has always been pursuing and desiring? The Trials Of Socrates
If thou canst see sharp, look and judge wisely, says the philosopher. Book VIII
Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away. Book IV
Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of Art. The Decay of Lying
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