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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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...

While we teach, we learn.

While we teach, we learn.

Women give nothing to friendship except what they borrow from love.

Women give nothing to friendship except what they borrow from love.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

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...

Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.

Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

Time heals what reason cannot

Time heals what reason cannot

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.

Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.

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 ne'er can fail the man who wills to die.

Death ne'er can fail the man who wills to die.

To forgive all is as inhuman as to forgive none

To forgive all is as inhuman as to forgive none

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return

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...

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...

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

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

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.

While we teach, we learn.

While we teach, we learn.