Everyone rushes his life on, and suffers from a yearning for the future and a boredom with the present.
SENECAEveryone rushes his life on, and suffers from a yearning for the future and a boredom with the present.
SENECAThere is no genius without a touch of madness.
SENECAWhat’s the good of dragging up sufferings which are over, of being unhappy now just because you were then.
SENECAAs was his language so was his life.
SENECAOften a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.
SENECABegin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
SENECADifficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
SENECANo tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossing it tightens its grip and plants its roots more securely; the fragile trees are those that have grown in a sunny valley.
SENECAAnger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
SENECAHang on to your youthful enthusiasms – you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older.
SENECAWealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
SENECAI shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
SENECAThe greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today
SENECANo good thing is pleasant without friends to share it.
SENECALife is like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
SENECAThe greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
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