Man at his birth is content with a little milk and a piece of flannel: so we begin, that presently find kingdoms not enough for us

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,...

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.

To forgive all is as inhuman as to forgive none

To forgive all is as inhuman as to forgive none

If you wish to be loved; Love!

If you wish to be loved; Love!

The belly will not listen to advice

The belly will not listen to advice

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...

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...

Our fears are more numerous than our dangers, and we suffer more in our imagination...

Our fears are more numerous than our dangers, and we suffer more in our imagination...

He is most powerful who has power over himself

He is most powerful who has power over himself

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...

For greed, all nature is too little.

For greed, all nature is too little.

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.

God is the universal substance in existing things. He comprises all things. He is the...

God is the universal substance in existing things. He comprises all things. He is the...

While we teach, we learn.

While we teach, we learn.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

A great step towards independence is good humored stomach

A great step towards independence is good humored stomach

Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.

Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.

While we teach, we learn.

While we teach, we learn.

No, I'm no enemy to learning; it hurts not me.

No, I'm no enemy to learning; it hurts not me.

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didnt learn a lot today,...

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didnt learn a lot today,...