The great blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes, and, like people in the dark, we fall foul upon the very thing we search for, without finding it.

Quote by Seneca

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Everything is the product of one universal creative effort. There is nothing dead in Nature.

Everything is the product of one universal creative effort. There is nothing dead in Nature.

Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days...

Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days...

The greater part of progress is the desire for progress

The greater part of progress is the desire for progress

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?...

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.

Whom they have injured they also hate

Whom they have injured they also hate

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

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

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,...

It is extreme evil to depart from the company of the living before you die

It is extreme evil to depart from the company of the living before you die

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one...

The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one...

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes...

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes...

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...

Time heals what reason cannot

Time heals what reason cannot

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,...

The courts of kings are full of men, empty of friends.

The courts of kings are full of men, empty of friends.

Let our friends perish, provided our enemies fall along with them.

Let our friends perish, provided our enemies fall along with them.

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end......

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end......