Lucius Annaeus Seneca - Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of m...

Lucius Annaeus Seneca Zitate

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Weisheit zeigt sich nicht so sehr im Gebet wie im Leben - in der Festigkeit des Geistes und in der Beherrschung des Appetits. Es lehrt uns zu tun und zu reden; und unsere Worte und Handlungen alle farbig gestalten.

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