No man ever became wise by chance

Quote by Seneca

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.

Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.

That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty

That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty

For greed, all nature is too little.

For greed, all nature is too little.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.

Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.

A great mind becomes a great fortune.

A great mind becomes a great fortune.

I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use:...

I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use:...

No man was ever wise by chance.

No man was ever wise by chance.

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

A well-governed appetite is a great part of liberty

A well-governed appetite is a great part of liberty

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

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

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

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...

The sun also shines on the wicked

The sun also shines on the wicked

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.

He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it

He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

If you judge, investigate

If you judge, investigate

Never judge a man's actions until you know his motives

Never judge a man's actions until you know his motives

A real man has no tougher judge than himself

A real man has no tougher judge than himself

I have been racking my brains and can find no reply [to] this very reasonable...

I have been racking my brains and can find no reply [to] this very reasonable...