It is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.
SENECAThe greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
More Seneca Quotes
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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It is not goodness to be better than the worst.
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He is most powerful who governs himself.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
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To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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He who seeks wisdom is a wise man; he who thinks he has found it is mad.
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The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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Men can be divided into 2 groups: one that goes ahead and achieves something, and one that comes after and criticizes.
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There is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world.
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