Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember.Seneca
“The greatest blessing of mankind is within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.”
Philosopher · 4 BCE – 65
Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman, author of Letters to Lucilius.
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