No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in those cases which put us out of wits, it is not the loss itself, but the estimate of the loss…

Quote by Seneca

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The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

Life is a gift of the immortal Gods, but living well is the gift of...

Life is a gift of the immortal Gods, but living well is the gift of...

He is most powerful who has power over himself

He is most powerful who has power over himself

It is extreme evil to depart from the company of the living before you die

It is extreme evil to depart from the company of the living before you die

Man at his birth is content with a little milk and a piece of flannel:...

Man at his birth is content with a little milk and a piece of flannel:...

A great mind becomes a great fortune.

A great mind becomes a great fortune.

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.

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.

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return

Everything is the product of one universal creative effort. There is nothing dead in Nature.

Everything is the product of one universal creative effort. There is nothing dead in Nature.

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

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

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

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...

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?...

Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.

Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

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

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

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

While we teach, we learn.

While we teach, we learn.

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

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