Stivers Seneca Quotes & Sayings

Envy is the antagonist of the fortunate. — Epictetus

The greatest security against sin is to be shocked at its presence. — Thomas Carlyle

Nothing is so weakening as regret. — James G. Blaine

You will open the door to this mystery with the word breath. We will select the word mystery instead of the word eternity because they are all mysterious and always we must breathe this warm and mysterious. The warm and sober breath, the solemn and knowing breath; the lasting breath of satisfaction we have earned in earning our last, so the trickle of moisture that provides mountains with valleys and those with streambeds. I have been told to help you breathe and who am I to point out your previous mastery? There is so little that I can do while we wait to begin this life. — Peter Conners

If he'd cut off his right arm to make her happy, then how much harder could it be to cut out his heart? — Kathy Lyons

The fear, as I analyze it in retrospect, was of being overwhelmed, of disintegrating under a pressure of reality greater than a mind, accustomed to living most of the time in a cosy world of symbols, could possibly bear. — Aldous Huxley

Associate with noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty. But learn to be happy alone.
Rely upon your own energies, and so not wait for, or depend on other people. — Thomas Davidson

I don't take much stock of detectives in novels - chaps that do things and never let you see how they do them. That's just inspiration: not business. — Arthur Conan Doyle

Her back to me, she said, "I know what Paul thinks. Everyone thinks I didn't love Porter, that I just married him for the money, but Porter and I
" She shrugged.
As avowals of lasting love go, I've sat through more professional presentations.
But I said, "No outsider can understand a relationship between two people." Hell, sometimes even the people in the relationship couldn't understand it. — Josh Lanyon

pessimism works because it's self-fulfilling: if you're a slacker with low expectations, they'll probably be met. — Peter Thiel

Harry, you wonderful boy, you brave, brave man. — J.K. Rowling

The DC Universe Animated made for videos, which we do in cooperation with Warner Animation, are very intentionally scheduled at 3-4 a year, depending on whether or not there's a theatrical tent pole release in a given year, in which case we may choose to do four of them a year. — Diane Nelson

The only test of leadership is that somebody follows. — Robert K. Greenleaf

Every cloud doesn't have a silver lining but making time to look at the beauty of clouds can give you peace of mind — C.L. Bennett