If one does not know to which port one is sailing no wind is favorable.
If one does not know to which port one is sailing no wind is favorable.
Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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.
A gift consists not in what is done or given but in the intention of the giver or doer.
A gift consists not in what is done or given but in the intention of the giver or doer.
Genius always gives its best at first prudence at last.
Genius always gives its best at first prudence at last.
If thou art a man admire those who attempt great things even though they fail.
If thou art a man admire those who attempt great things even though they fail.
To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.
To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.
All art is but imitation of nature.
All art is but imitation of nature.
Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.
Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.
Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.
The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.
Anger if not restrained is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
Anger if not restrained is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
Believe me that was a happy age before the days of architects before the days of builders.
Believe me that was a happy age before the days of architects before the days of builders.