Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so I shall choose my death when I am about to depart from life.

Quote by Seneca

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Those that are a friend to themselves are sure to be a friend to all.

Those that are a friend to themselves are sure to be a friend to all.

Luck never made a man wise.

Luck never made a man wise.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.

True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

We live not according to reason, but according to fashion

We live not according to reason, but according to fashion

What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts...

What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts...

We should every night call ourselves to an account: what infirmity have I mastered today?...

We should every night call ourselves to an account: what infirmity have I mastered today?...

To greed, all nature is insufficient.

To greed, all nature is insufficient.

Live among men as if God beheld you; speak to God as if men were...

Live among men as if God beheld you; speak to God as if men were...

To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.

To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.

Time discovers truth.

Time discovers truth.

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

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

Fear drives the wretched to prayer

Fear drives the wretched to prayer

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...

Light griefs are plaintive , but great ones are dumb

Light griefs are plaintive , but great ones are dumb

He who profits by a crime commits it

He who profits by a crime commits it

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

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

We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that...

We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that...

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a...

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a...