“No person would give up even an inch of their estate, and the slightest dispute with a neighbor can mean hell to pay; yet we easily let others encroach on our lives — worse, we often pave the way for those who will take it over. No person hands out their money to passers-by, but to how many do each of us hand out our lives! We’re tight-fisted with property and money, yet think too little of wasting time, the one thing about which we should all be the toughest misers.”
More from Seneca
“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.”
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.”
“What you think of yourself is much more important than what others think of you.”
“All cruelty springs from weakness.”