Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.

Quote by Seneca

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

True wisdom consists in not departing from nature and in molding our conduct according to...

True wisdom consists in not departing from nature and in molding our conduct according to...

There are none more abusive to others than they that lie most open to it...

There are none more abusive to others than they that lie most open to it...

Everything is the product of one universal creative effort. There is nothing dead in Nature.

Everything is the product of one universal creative effort. There is nothing dead in Nature.

Old age is an incurable disease.

Old age is an incurable disease.

Time discovers truth.

Time discovers truth.

God is the universal substance in existing things. He comprises all things. He is the...

God is the universal substance in existing things. He comprises all things. He is the...

No man is free who is a slave to the flesh

No man is free who is a slave to the flesh

It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare...

It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare...

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...

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 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...

To greed, all nature is insufficient.

To greed, all nature is insufficient.

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...

The courts of kings are full of men, empty of friends.

The courts of kings are full of men, empty of friends.

The sun also shines on the wicked

The sun also shines on the wicked

Tis a human trait to hate one you have wronged

Tis a human trait to hate one you have wronged

We live not according to reason, but according to fashion

We live not according to reason, but according to fashion

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.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

I have been overcome by the beauty and richness of our life together, those early...

I have been overcome by the beauty and richness of our life together, those early...

It's not the men in your life that matters, it's the life in your men.

It's not the men in your life that matters, it's the life in your men.