Seneca ( 10 of 106 )
We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.
We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.
A man who suffers before it is necessary,
suffers more than is
necessary.
A man who suffers before it is necessary,
suffers more than is
necessary.
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.
It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are read more
It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult.
Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our read more
Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
No man can live happily who regards himself alone, who turns everything
to his own advantage. Thou must live for read more
No man can live happily who regards himself alone, who turns everything
to his own advantage. Thou must live for another, if thou wishest to live
for thyself.
To greed, all nature is insufficient.
To greed, all nature is insufficient.
If wisdom were offered me with the provision that I should keep it shut
up and refrain from declaring it, read more
If wisdom were offered me with the provision that I should keep it shut
up and refrain from declaring it, I should refuse. There's no delight in
owning anything unshared.
Remove severe restraint and what will become of virtue?
Remove severe restraint and what will become of virtue?
What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more.
What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more.
