Seneca ( 10 of 106 )
It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
He who boasts of his ancestry praises the merits of another.
He who boasts of his ancestry praises the merits of another.
No action will be considered blameless, unless the will was so, for by the will the act was dictated.
No action will be considered blameless, unless the will was so, for by the will the act was dictated.
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one read more
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune; all these are names of the one and selfsame God.
Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune; all these are names of the one and selfsame God.
Life is a play. It's not its length, but its performance that counts.
Life is a play. It's not its length, but its performance that counts.
Abstinence is easier than temperance
Abstinence is easier than temperance
No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in read more
No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in those cases which put us out of wits, it is not the loss itself, but the estimate of the loss that troubles us.
Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your read more
Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.
