The grandeur of man is great in that he knows himself to be miserable.

The fairest man in the world is not allowed to be judge in his own cause.

Le nez de Cleopatre, s'il eut ete plus court, toute la face de la terre aurait change.

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.

Mankind naturally and generally love to be flatter'd: Whatever sooths our Pride, and tends to exalt our Species above the rest of the Creation, we are pleas'd …

I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't care

Epictetus goes much further when he asks: Why do we not lose our temper if someone tells us that we have a headache, while we do lose it if someone says there …