Seneca
Seneca
Whenever the speech is corrupted so is the mind.
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
man
Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.
approach liberty man
The approach of liberty makes even an old man brave.
call names
Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune; all these are names of the one and selfsame God.
There is no delight in owning anything unshared.
both fear help meanest none power stand
There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.
achieved becomes flight home internal moral morality unsettled
I never come back home with the same moral character I went out with; something or other becomes unsettled where I had achieved internal peace; some one or other of the things I had put to flight reappears on the scene.
branch clear devote notions remarkable science shun toil
Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other; yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely; for science is but one.
anger best
The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.
prayer
Do not ask for what you will wish you had not got.
adversity
No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.
conscience punishment sinner
The first and greatest punishment of the sinner is the conscience of sin.
conflict deserted quickly settled unless
A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two.