The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is acknowledged; it's the intention, not the face-value of the gift, that's weighed

Quote by Seneca

Topics: Gifts Quotes, Spirit Quotes

You are your choices.

You are your choices.

So enjoy present pleasures as to not mar those to come.

So enjoy present pleasures as to not mar those to come.

Luck never made a man wise.

Luck never made a man wise.

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

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

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Excessive power sees power beyond its power

Excessive power sees power beyond its power

Nothing is more dishonorable than an old man, heavy with years, who has no other...

Nothing is more dishonorable than an old man, heavy with years, who has no other...

Fidelity that is bought with money may be overcome with money

Fidelity that is bought with money may be overcome with money

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...

Time heals what reason cannot

Time heals what reason cannot

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

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?...

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

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...

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

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because...

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because...

A great step towards independence is good humored stomach

A great step towards independence is good humored stomach

The thing about For Better or Worse is the only thing that made me an...

The thing about For Better or Worse is the only thing that made me an...

Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and...

Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and...