"The most desirable thing in life after..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero
The most desirable thing in life after health and modest means is leisure with dignity.
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“Wars are to be undertaken in order that it may be possible to live in peace without molestation.”
“Exercise and temperance can preserve something of our early strength even in old age.”
“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?”
More on Life
“Don't want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard.”
“The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent of how I react to it. And so it is with you. we are in charge of our attitudes.”
“Such a man, truly wise, creams off Nature leaving the sour and the dregs for philosophy and reason to lap up.”
More on Happiness
“Destructive thoughts and emotions undermine the very causes of peace and happiness. If you think clearly about it, it makes no sense to think you’re seeking happiness, if you do nothing to restrain angry, spiteful, and malicious thoughts and emotions.”
“Comparison is the thief of joy.”
“The person of benevolence never worries.”