Life is divided into three periods: that which has been, that which is, that which will be. Of these the present is short, the future is doubtful, the past is certain.
Seneca the YoungerThe things that are essential are acquired with little bother; it is the luxuries that call for toil and effort.
Seneca the YoungerWhat madness it is for a man to starve himself to enrich his heir, and so turn a friend into an enemy! For his joy at your death will be proportioned to what you leave him.
Seneca the Younger