Seneca
Seneca
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.
learning
As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
tool
A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand.
admirer audiences provoke
It's the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
sentiments
Nothing is so contemptible as the sentiments of the mob.
bottom economy economy-and-economics late
Economy is too late when you are at the bottom of your purse.
men
It is the superfluous things for which men sweat.
dislike great measure mind prefer sign
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.
quality quantity rather
It is the quality rather than the quantity that matters.
cure wish
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
behind constant evil fault looks quality
It is the constant fault and inseparable evil quality of ambition, that it never looks behind it.