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

For greed, all nature is too little.

For greed, all nature is too little.

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

Those that are a friend to themselves are sure to be a friend to all.

Those that are a friend to themselves are sure to be a friend to all.

Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.

Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.

There are none more abusive to others than they that lie most open to it...

There are none more abusive to others than they that lie most open to it...

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

There is no genius free from some tincture of madness

There is no genius free from some tincture of madness

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.

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.

People do not care how nobly they live, only how long, despite the fact that...

People do not care how nobly they live, only how long, despite the fact that...

To wish to be well is a part of becoming well

To wish to be well is a part of becoming well

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

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

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.

Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.

Economy is too late when you are at the bottom of your purse...

Economy is too late when you are at the bottom of your purse...

Voyage, travel, and change of place impart vigor

Voyage, travel, and change of place impart vigor

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

Man at his birth is content with a little milk and a piece of flannel:...

Man at his birth is content with a little milk and a piece of flannel:...

One of the most secure markets in the world is human nature, few understand it,...

One of the most secure markets in the world is human nature, few understand it,...

One must not attempt to justify them, but rather to sense their nature simply and...

One must not attempt to justify them, but rather to sense their nature simply and...