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

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

True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.

True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.

Fidelity that is bought with money may be overcome with money

Fidelity that is bought with money may be overcome with money

Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a...

Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a...

While we teach, we learn.

While we teach, we learn.

You are your choices.

You are your choices.

Voyage, travel, and change of place impart vigor

Voyage, travel, and change of place impart vigor

The greater part of progress is the desire for progress

The greater part of progress is the desire for progress

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...

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain...

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain...

Nothing is ours except time.

Nothing is ours except time.

He who is brave is free.

He who is brave is free.

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...

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

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?...

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

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

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...

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved -- loved for...

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved -- loved for...

If you wish to be happy yourself, you must resign yourself to seeing others also...

If you wish to be happy yourself, you must resign yourself to seeing others also...