Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?

Quote by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people.

When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people.

True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.

True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.

Whatever one of us blames in another, each one will find in his own heart.

Whatever one of us blames in another, each one will find in his own heart.

Whenever the speech is corrupted so is the mind.

Whenever the speech is corrupted so is the mind.

Whatever is well said by another, is mine.

Whatever is well said by another, is mine.

What nature requires is obtainable, and within easy reach. It is for the superfluous we...

What nature requires is obtainable, and within easy reach. It is for the superfluous we...

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind...

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind...

While we are postponing, life speeds by.

While we are postponing, life speeds by.

Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down.

Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down.