Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.
Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.
Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Precepts or maxims are of great weight and a few useful ones on hand do more to produce a happy life than the volumes we can't find.
Precepts or maxims are of great weight and a few useful ones on hand do more to produce a happy life than the volumes we can't find.
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.
A great mind becomes a great fortune.
A great mind becomes a great fortune.
There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man I will oblige a great many that are not so.
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man I will oblige a great many that are not so.
There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn as in doing it.
There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn as in doing it.
He that does good to another does good also to himself.
He that does good to another does good also to himself.
The less we deserve good fortune the more we hope for it.
The less we deserve good fortune the more we hope for it.
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.