About This Quote
All good and evil, whether in the body or in human nature, originates in the soul, and overflows from thence, as if from the head into the eyes. This quote is by Seneca the Younger, an ancient Roman philosopher. It refers to the idea that our daily choices (good or bad) end up showing up again in our behavior (good or bad). When we do something wrong, we see it immediately in our behavior.
We may not always know why we do what we do, but we definitely know what we did. And when we do something good, it shows up in little ways all day long.
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