A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver. Seneca the Younger More Quotes by Seneca the Younger More Quotes From Seneca the Younger Let us say what we feel, and feel what we say; let speech harmonize with life. Seneca the Younger speech feels life Learn how to feel joy. Seneca the Younger feels joy happiness It takes the whole of life to learn how to live, and - even more surprising - it takes the whole of life to learn how to die. Seneca the Younger surprising learning whole Luck never made a man wise. Seneca the Younger wisdom wise men For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them. Seneca the Younger money happiness life He who is brave is free. Seneca the Younger freedom bravery reality Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. Seneca the Younger courage success inspirational Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way. Seneca the Younger ignorance wise men Whatever one of us blames in another, each one will find in his own heart. Seneca the Younger philosophical blame heart The philosopher: he alone knows how to live for himself. He is the one, in fact, who knows the fundamental thing: how to live. Seneca the Younger fundamentals philosophy facts Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it. Seneca the Younger anger crazy hate Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it. Seneca the Younger calm-mind comfort patience It is a common thing to screw up justice to the pitch of an injury. A man may be over-righteous, and why not over-grateful, too? There is a mischievous excess that borders so close upon ingratitude that it is no easy matter to distinguish the one from the other; but, in regard that there is good-will in the bottom of it, however distempered; for it is effectually but kindness out of the wits. Seneca the Younger grateful kindness men If you live according to nature, you never will be poor; if according to the world's caprice, you will never be rich. Seneca the Younger nature inspirational life ... frugality makes a poor man rich. Seneca the Younger rich poor men Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest. Seneca the Younger thinking After death there is nothing. Seneca the Younger after-death Our minds must relax: they will rise better and keener after rest. Just as you must not force fertile farmland, as uninterrupted productivity will soon exhaust it, so constant effort will sap our mental vigour, while a short period of rest and relaxation will restore our powers. Unremitting effort leads to a kind of mental dullness and lethargy. Seneca the Younger effort mind relaxation There is nothing the busy man is less busied with than living; there is nothing harder to learn. Seneca the Younger wisdom motivational life You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them. Seneca the Younger overcoming
