If God adds another day to our life let us receive it gladly.
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Marcus Annaeus Seneca
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Live for thy neighbor if thou wouldst live for thyself.
Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for a kindness.
A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.
No man can live happily who regards himself alone who turns everything to his own advantage. Thou must live for another if thou wishest to live for thyself.
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
Unhappy is the man though he rule the world who doesn't consider himself supremely blessed.
For greed all nature is too little.
Greed's worst point is its ingratitude.
There's some end at last for the man who follows a path mere rambling is interminable.
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.
He who looks for advantage out of friendship strips it all of its nobility.
One who's our friend is fond of us one who's fond of us isn't necessarily our friend.
He who receives a benefit with gratitude repays the first installment on his debt.
Not he who has little but he who wishes more is poor.
The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.
What is the proper limit for wealth? It is first to have what is necessary and second to have what is enough.
A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.