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

Quote by Seneca

Topics: Fear Quotes, Illusions Quotes, Imagination Quotes, Suffering Quotes

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

A multitude of executions discredits a king, as a multitude of funerals a doctor

A multitude of executions discredits a king, as a multitude of funerals a doctor

The belly will not listen to advice

The belly will not listen to advice

There is no genius free from some tincture of madness

There is no genius free from some tincture of madness

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

He who profits by a crime commits it

He who profits by a crime commits it

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher

The true felicity of life is to be free from anxieties and perturbations; to understand...

The true felicity of life is to be free from anxieties and perturbations; to understand...

Advice is worth what you pay for it

Advice is worth what you pay for it

Economy is too late when you are at the bottom of your purse...

Economy is too late when you are at the bottom of your purse...

No man ever became wise by chance

No man ever became wise by chance

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,...

If you wish to be loved; Love!

If you wish to be loved; Love!

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

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

He is most powerful who has power over himself

He is most powerful who has power over himself

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...

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...

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for...

The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for...

I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of...

I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of...

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it...

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it...

A lot of pressure for one human being.

A lot of pressure for one human being.

It is better to play than do nothing

It is better to play than do nothing