800 BCE – 500 CE
The dawn of philosophical thought, from pre-Socratics to late antiquity.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
— Epictetus
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
— Socrates
"He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he wo..."
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
"As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matter..."
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and ...
"True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about l..."
If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
— Marcus Aurelius
"If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it."
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
— Aristotle
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
— Confucius
"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves."
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully y...
— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
"In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, ..."
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
"Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens."
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
— Lao Tzu
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."
