It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
Those whom fortune has never favoured are more joyful than those whom she has deserted. - De Tranquillitate Animi
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
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.
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.
I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling.
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.
If thou live according to nature, thou wilt never be poor if according to the opinions of the world, thou wilt never be rich.
If wisdom were offered me with this restriction, that I should keep it close and not communicate it, I would refuse the gift.
Everywhere is nowhere. When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends.
