Seneca
Seneca
given
That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
gratitude
See how many are better off than you are, but consider how many are worse.
A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.
owe
Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.
manner poverty-and-the-poor
There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.
wants
Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things.
crime-and-criminals
One crime has to be concealed by another.
enjoys man quit taste willing
No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it.
Do everything as in the eye of another.
bury safety
To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.
mind
The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
Whatever one of us blames in another, each one will find in his own heart.
anxiety future mind
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.