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

Quote by Seneca

Topics: Adversity Quotes, Appreciation Quotes

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 bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune...

The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune...

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...

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

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

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...

Life is a gift of the immortal Gods, but living well is the gift of...

Life is a gift of the immortal Gods, but living well is the gift of...

No man is free who is a slave to the flesh

No man is free who is a slave to the flesh

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

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...

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...

Excessive power sees power beyond its power

Excessive power sees power beyond its power

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...

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.

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...

Time discovers truth.

Time discovers truth.

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return

Economy is too late at the bottom of the purse

Economy is too late at the bottom of the purse

Every time in this century we've lowered the tax rates across the board, on employment,...

Every time in this century we've lowered the tax rates across the board, on employment,...

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners,...

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners,...