Many discoveries are reserved for ages still to come . . . . Our universe is a sorry little affair unless it has in it something for every age to investigate.
Seneca the YoungerNo one can lead a happy life, or even one that is bearable, without the pursuit of wisdom, and that the perfection of wisdom is what makes the happy life, although even the beginnings of wisdom make life bearable. Yet this conviction, clear as it is, needs to be strengthened and given deeper roots through daily reflection; making noble resolutions is not a important as keeping the resolutions you have made already.
Seneca the YoungerIt is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult
Seneca the YoungerWhereas a prolonged life is not necessarily better, a prolonged death is necessarily worse.
Seneca the Younger