Seneca ( 10 of 106 )
This body is not a home but an inn, and that only briefly.
This body is not a home but an inn, and that only briefly.
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.
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.
We learn not in the school, but in life
We learn not in the school, but in life
All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.
All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.
Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember
Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
Fidelity purchased with money, money can destroy.
Fidelity purchased with money, money can destroy.
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
