Seneca

He who boasts of his ancestry praises the merits of another

He who boasts of his ancestry praises the merits of another

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

Quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est."
Latin: "A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's read more

Quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est."
Latin: "A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand. - Letters to Lucilius.

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

Let tears flow of their own accord: their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony.

Let tears flow of their own accord: their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony.