Seneca

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness

Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to read more

Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.

If sensuality were happiness, beasts were happier than men; but human felicity is lodged in the soul, not in the read more

If sensuality were happiness, beasts were happier than men; but human felicity is lodged in the soul, not in the flesh

True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence on the read more

True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence on the future; not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears, but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is abundantly sufficient

Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and read more

Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.