Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.

Quote by Seneca

Topics: Belief Quotes

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...

It is the constant fault and inseparable evil quality of ambition, that it never looks...

It is the constant fault and inseparable evil quality of ambition, that it never looks...

Courage leads to heaven; fear to death.

Courage leads to heaven; fear to death.

If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.

If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.

Abstinence is easier than temperance

Abstinence is easier than temperance

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?...

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

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

Our fears are more numerous than our dangers, and we suffer more in our imagination...

Our fears are more numerous than our dangers, and we suffer more in our imagination...

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

What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts...

What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts...

Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that...

Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things 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.

Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not...

Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not...

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...

Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.

Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.

The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.

The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.

Live with men as if God saw you; converse with God as if men heard...

Live with men as if God saw you; converse with God as if men heard...

For greed, all nature is too little.

For greed, all nature is too little.

Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.

Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.

Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a...

Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a...