It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
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Those whom fortune has never favoured are more joyful than those whom she has deserted. - De Tranquillitate Animi
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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
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To be feared is to fear no one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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To be feared is to fear: no one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling.
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Why does no one confess his sins Because he is yet in them. It is for a man who has awoke from sleep to tell his dreams.
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If thou live according to nature, thou wilt never be poor if according to the opinions of the world, thou wilt never be rich.
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If wisdom were offered me with this restriction, that I should keep it close and not communicate it, I would refuse the gift.
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Everywhere is nowhere. When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends.
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