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...

For greed, all nature is too little.

For greed, all nature is too little.

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...

Economy is too late when you are at the bottom of your purse...

Economy is too late when you are at the bottom of your purse...

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...

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...

Our care should not be to have lived long as to have lived enough.

Our care should not be to have lived long as to have lived enough.

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...

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

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...

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...

Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.

Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.

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

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

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...

Nothing is ours except time.

Nothing is ours except time.

No man was ever wise by chance.

No man was ever wise by chance.

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?...

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

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...

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.