ancient Rome – kevinwarstadt.com

Quote of the day 08/05/26

From Seneca: “Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.”

From Marcus Aurelius: “Be like the rocky headland on which the waves constantly break. It stands firm.”

From Seneca: “The wise man is neither raised up by prosperity nor cast down by adversity.”

From Marcus Aurelius: “Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.”

From Marcus Aurelius: “Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.”

From Marcus Aurelius: “No one can lose either the past or the future—for how could someone be deprived of what he does not possess?”

From Marcus Aurelius: “Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current.”

From Seneca: “No one is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived by prosperity.”

From Marcus Aurelius: “How ridiculous and strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.”

From Marcus Aurelius: “Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.”