#wi

I will govern my life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one and read the other, for what does it signify to make anything a secret to my neighbor, when to God, who is the searcher of our hearts, all our privacies are open? ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#does #god #govern #hearts #i

If a man knows not what harbor he seeks, any wind is the right wind. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#harbor #knows #man #right #seeks

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

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#appreciation #become #destroys #our #prosperity

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. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#both #either #existence #ignorant #ignorant people

There is no great genius without some touch of madness. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#great #great genius #madness #some #touch

Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#because #does #harbor #know #making

The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#adversity #belong #good #good things #prosperity

Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#constant #contempt #dangers #exposure #them

You must live for another if you wish to live for yourself. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#live #must #wish #you #yourself

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#end #many #relief #some #wish