Seneca ( 10 of 106 )
The pleasures of the palate deal with us like the Egyptian thieves, who strangle those whom they embrace.
The pleasures of the palate deal with us like the Egyptian thieves, who strangle those whom they embrace.
There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
Suppose we've chosen the wrong god
Suppose we've chosen the wrong god
The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one place and linger in his read more
The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one place and linger in his own company.
To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
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.
It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
He who boasts of his ancestry praises the merits of another
He who boasts of his ancestry praises the merits of another
