For greed, all nature is too little.

Quote by Seneca

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The sun also shines on the wicked

The sun also shines on the wicked

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

Fear drives the wretched to prayer

Fear drives the wretched to prayer

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...

He who is brave is free.

He who is brave is free.

If you wish to be loved; Love!

If you wish to be loved; Love!

Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.

Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.

Nothing is ours except time.

Nothing is ours except time.

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

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

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.

While we teach, we learn.

While we teach, we learn.

The great blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut...

The great blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut...

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...

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.

While we teach, we learn.

While we teach, we learn.

Light griefs are plaintive , but great ones are dumb

Light griefs are plaintive , but great ones are dumb

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher

That grief is light which can take counsel.

That grief is light which can take counsel.

Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals...

Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals...

One often calms one's grief by recounting it.

One often calms one's grief by recounting it.