Economy is too late at the bottom of the purse

Quote by Seneca

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Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return

Live among men as if God beheld you; speak to God as if men were...

Live among men as if God beheld you; speak to God as if men were...

There is no evil that does not promise inducements. Avarice promises money; luxury, a varied...

There is no evil that does not promise inducements. Avarice promises money; luxury, a varied...

We should every night call ourselves to an account: what infirmity have I mastered today?...

We should every night call ourselves to an account: what infirmity have I mastered today?...

A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.

A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.

He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it

He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it

A multitude of executions discredits a king, as a multitude of funerals a doctor

A multitude of executions discredits a king, as a multitude of funerals a doctor

To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.

To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.

Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.

Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

Excessive power sees power beyond its power

Excessive power sees power beyond its power

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may...

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may...

Death ne'er can fail the man who wills to die.

Death ne'er can fail the man who wills to die.

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...

We are more often frightened than hurt: our troubles spring more often from fancy than...

We are more often frightened than hurt: our troubles spring more often from fancy than...

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...

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.

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

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

For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain [and] the...

For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain [and] the...

Poor mortals we who crave to have it so - our grief to be deathless...

Poor mortals we who crave to have it so - our grief to be deathless...