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

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

Man at his birth is content with a little milk and a piece of flannel:...

Man at his birth is content with a little milk and a piece of flannel:...

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...

A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.

A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.

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...

If you judge, investigate

If you judge, investigate

We live not according to reason, but according to fashion

We live not according to reason, but according to fashion

Advice is worth what you pay for it

Advice is worth what you pay for it

Laws do not persuade because they threaten

Laws do not persuade because they threaten

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...

Whom they have injured they also hate

Whom they have injured they also hate

No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor,...

No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor,...

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...

Time discovers truth.

Time discovers truth.

Economy is too late at the bottom of the purse

Economy is too late at the bottom of the purse

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

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...

It is not difficult to write in Spanish; the Spanish language is a gift from...

It is not difficult to write in Spanish; the Spanish language is a gift from...

Each day provides its own gifts

Each day provides its own gifts

Let your mind start a journey thru a strange new world. Leave all thoughts of...

Let your mind start a journey thru a strange new world. Leave all thoughts of...