Self-destruction would be a brief, almost autoerotic free-fall into a great velvet darkness
Faith is a poison that paralyzes the mind. In all the days of your life, seek knowledge!
In modern states, the citizen is politically impotent. A citizen, it is true, may complain, make suggestions, or cause disruptions, but in the ancient world these were privileges that belonged to any slave.
When the world is pregnant with lies, a secret long hidden will be revealed.
The truth is not beautiful --- it stands on cloven hooves - it is covered in coagulated blood --- but it is the truth.