Seneca ( 10 of 106 )
It is easier to exclude harmful passions than to rule them, and to deny them admittance than to control them read more
It is easier to exclude harmful passions than to rule them, and to deny them admittance than to control them after they have been admitted.
It goes far toward making a man faithful to let him understand that you think him so; and he that read more
It goes far toward making a man faithful to let him understand that you think him so; and he that does but suspect I will deceive him gives me a sort of right to do it.
We learn not in the school, but in life
We learn not in the school, but in life
A man who suffers or stresses before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary. Kim, Age 11 -Seneca.
A man who suffers or stresses before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary. Kim, Age 11 -Seneca.
All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.
All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.
Fidelity purchased with money, money can destroy.
Fidelity purchased with money, money can destroy.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
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.
