I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use: my mind needs unpacking and the truths stored within must be turned over from time to time, to be ready when occasion demands

Quote by Seneca

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Whatever is to make us better and happy, God has placed either openly before us...

Whatever is to make us better and happy, God has placed either openly before us...

It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare...

It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare...

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

Life is neither a good nor an evil: it is a field for good and...

Life is neither a good nor an evil: it is a field for good and...

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

Fidelity that is bought with money may be overcome with money.

Fidelity that is bought with money may be overcome with money.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain...

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain...

Be harsh with yourself at times.

Be harsh with yourself at times.

Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond...

Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond...

Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.

Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.

Light griefs are plaintive , but great ones are dumb

Light griefs are plaintive , but great ones are dumb

Excessive power sees power beyond its power

Excessive power sees power beyond its power

The worse a person is the less he feels it.

The worse a person is the less he feels it.

He is most powerful who has power over himself

He is most powerful who has power over himself

The courts of kings are full of men, empty of friends.

The courts of kings are full of men, empty of friends.

The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one...

The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one...

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a...

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a...

Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do...

Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do...

If I had more skill in what I'm attempting, I wouldn't need so much courage

If I had more skill in what I'm attempting, I wouldn't need so much courage