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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The greater part of progress is the desire for progress

The greater part of progress is the desire for progress

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...

The true felicity of life is to be free from anxieties and perturbations; to understand...

The true felicity of life is to be free from anxieties and perturbations; to understand...

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

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

Injustice never rules forever

Injustice never rules forever

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...

If you judge, investigate

If you judge, investigate

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

So enjoy present pleasures as to not mar those to come.

So enjoy present pleasures as to not mar those to come.

Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.

Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.

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...

A great mind becomes a great fortune.

A great mind becomes a great fortune.

Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.

Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.

A great step towards independence is good humored stomach

A great step towards independence is good humored stomach

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...

Old age is an incurable disease.

Old age is an incurable disease.

Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by...

Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by...

Nothing is more dishonorable than an old man, heavy with years, who has no other...

Nothing is more dishonorable than an old man, heavy with years, who has no other...

As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.

As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.

There is a limbo of the lost through which American males of a certain age...

There is a limbo of the lost through which American males of a certain age...

Never raise your hand to your children - it leaves your midsection unprotected.

Never raise your hand to your children - it leaves your midsection unprotected.