Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success

Quote by Seneca

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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

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

Never give advice - sell it

Never give advice - sell it

A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.

A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.

For greed, all nature is too little.

For greed, all nature is too little.

It is the constant fault and inseparable evil quality of ambition, that it never looks...

It is the constant fault and inseparable evil quality of ambition, that it never looks...

If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.

If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.

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,...

That grief is light which can take counsel.

That grief is light which can take counsel.

Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by...

Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by...

What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts...

What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts...

A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless...

A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless...

A good character is the only guarantee of everlasting, carefree happiness.

A good character is the only guarantee of everlasting, carefree happiness.

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

Economy is too late at the bottom of the purse

Economy is too late at the bottom of the purse

He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it

He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

Take the first step in faith. You dont have to see the whole staircase, just...

Take the first step in faith. You dont have to see the whole staircase, just...

Live a life youre proud of and if you need to, have the strength to...

Live a life youre proud of and if you need to, have the strength to...