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

Quote by Seneca

Topics: Adversity Quotes, Appreciation Quotes

Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an...

Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an...

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

There is no evil that does not promise inducements. Avarice promises money; luxury, a varied...

There is no evil that does not promise inducements. Avarice promises money; luxury, a varied...

Life without the courage for death is slavery

Life without the courage for death is slavery

Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that...

Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that...

The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.

The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.

No man is free who is a slave to the flesh

No man is free who is a slave to the flesh

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

The belly will not listen to advice

The belly will not listen to advice

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

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

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

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:...

Fidelity that is bought with money may be overcome with money.

Fidelity that is bought with money may be overcome with money.

If you wish to be loved, love

If you wish to be loved, love

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...

Economy is too late at the bottom of the purse

Economy is too late at the bottom of the purse

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...

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.

And there was no reason for them to be dancing the Peter Lake could see,...

And there was no reason for them to be dancing the Peter Lake could see,...

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.