34 Quotes by Lucian

I was still more concerned (a preference which you may be far from resenting) to strike a blow for Epicurus, that great man whose holiness and divinity of nature were not shams, who alone had and imparted true insight into the good, and who brought deliverance to all that consorted with him.

The subject matter is autobiographical, it's all to do with hope and memory and sensuality and involvement, really.

I'll be reading books until the next challenger arrives. That will calm my nerves, so that I may deal with all situations without panicking.

The poor wretches have convinced themselves that they are going to be immortal and live for all time, by worshipping that crucified sophist and living under his laws...they receive these doctrines by tradition, without any definite evidence. So if any charlatan or trickster comes among them, he quickly acquires wealth by imposing upon these simple people.

The truth is hidden from us. Even if a mere piece of luck brings us straight to it, we shall have no grounded conviction of our success; there are so many similar objects, all claiming to be the real thing.

Dancing is as old as love.

Be grateful. By slaying you now, I spare you an eternity of torment.

The world is fleeting; all things pass away; Or is it we that pass and they that stay?

The American soldier demonstrated that, properly equipped, trained and led, he has no superior among all the armies of the world.