“It is regret for the absence of his loved one which causes a mourner to grieve: yet it is clear that this in itself is bearable enough; for we do not weep at their being absent or intending to be absent during their lifetime, although when they leave our sight we have no more pleasure in them. What tortures us, therefore, is an idea.”
“It is regret for the absence of his loved one which causes a mourner to grieve: yet it is clear that this in itself is bearable enough; for we do not weep at their being absent or intending to be absent during their lifetime, although when they leave our sight we have no more pleasure in them. What tortures us, therefore, is an idea.”
Seneca
“There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage."— Seneca”
Seneca, Seneca: Das große Buch vom glücklichen Leben - Gesammelte Werke“...certain people have good, ordinary blood and others have an animated, lively sort of blood that comes to the face quickly.”
Seneca“We are members of one great body, planted by nature…. We must consider that we were born for the good of the whole”
Seneca“Huius (sapientis) opus unum est de divinis humanisque verum invenire; ab hac numquam recedit religio, pietas, iustitia ...”
Seneca“All outdoors may be bedlam, provided there is no disturbance within.”
Seneca“distringit librorum multitudo (the abundance of books is distraction)”
Seneca“Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.”
Seneca“Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.”
Seneca“Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so I shall choose my death when I am about to depart from life.”
Seneca“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.”
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