Seneca
Seneca
good gratitude mind
There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
dumb envy speakers-and-speaking
When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people.
man
If a man knows not what harbor he seeks, any wind is the right wind.
beyond both either existence ignorant life men middle people transcends
Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
adversity affect external mind powerful
The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances.
anger stored vessel
Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
dislike mind prefer sign
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.
punishment whip
There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse.
individuality life
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
becomes console finds grief quickly
Nothing becomes so offensive so quickly as grief. When fresh it finds someone to console it, but when it becomes chronic, it is ridiculed, and rightly.
courage dare difficult
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
excellence quality quantity rather
It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
birthday death fear last
The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.
Life's like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.