The belly will not listen to advice.

Quote by Seneca

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He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it

He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.

If you judge, investigate

If you judge, investigate

Abstinence is easier than temperance

Abstinence is easier than temperance

Fear drives the wretched to prayer

Fear drives the wretched to prayer

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

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

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...

No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor,...

No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor,...

The worse a person is the less he feels it.

The worse a person is the less he feels it.

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

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

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...

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

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

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

Old age is an incurable disease.

Old age is an incurable disease.

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may...

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may...

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.

Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake,...

Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake,...