No one is laughable who laughs at himself.

Quote by Seneca

Topics: Life Quotes, Philosophical Quotes

People do not care how nobly they live, only how long, despite the fact that...

People do not care how nobly they live, only how long, despite the fact that...

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.

Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.

Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.

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:...

Death ne'er can fail the man who wills to die.

Death ne'er can fail the man who wills to die.

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

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

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...

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...

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

All things are cause for either laughter or weeping.

All things are cause for either laughter or weeping.

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.

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

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

Tis a human trait to hate one you have wronged

Tis a human trait to hate one you have wronged

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is...

The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is...

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?...

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

If wisdom were offered me with this restriction, that I should keep it close and...

If wisdom were offered me with this restriction, that I should keep it close and...

The reward of all action is to be found in enlightenment

The reward of all action is to be found in enlightenment

It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom...

It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom...