Abstinence is easier than temperance

Quote by Seneca

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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...

Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an...

Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an...

Fear drives the wretched to prayer

Fear drives the wretched to prayer

We learn not in the school, but in life

We learn not in the school, but in life

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...

The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is...

The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is...

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.

The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.

He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it

He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it

A good character is the only guarantee of everlasting, carefree happiness.

A good character is the only guarantee of everlasting, carefree happiness.

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

While we teach, we learn.

While we teach, we learn.

Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.

Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.

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...

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes...

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes...

Those that are a friend to themselves are sure to be a friend to all.

Those that are a friend to themselves are sure to be a friend to all.

Nothing is more dishonorable than an old man, heavy with years, who has no other...

Nothing is more dishonorable than an old man, heavy with years, who has no other...

The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age...

The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

One with God is a majority.

One with God is a majority.