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

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True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present,...

True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present,...

As it is with a play, so it is with life, what matters is not...

As it is with a play, so it is with life, what matters is not...

No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be...

No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be...

While we teach, we learn.

While we teach, we learn.

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.

To wish to be well is a part of becoming well

To wish to be well is a part of becoming well

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...

To greed, all nature is insufficient.

To greed, all nature is insufficient.

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return

Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.

Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.

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

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

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty

That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes...

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes...

Freedom is not being a slave to any circumstance, to any constraint, to any chance;...

Freedom is not being a slave to any circumstance, to any constraint, to any chance;...

The willing, Destiny guides them; the unwilling, Destiny drags them

The willing, Destiny guides them; the unwilling, Destiny drags them

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.

The object of living is work, experience, happiness

The object of living is work, experience, happiness

The harder I work the more I live.

The harder I work the more I live.