Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes
The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.
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Art is too serious to be taken seriously.
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I really thank my parents for giving me the good sense to not get into anything wrong. There are many people around who like controversies, and I actually wonder how do they do it. I don't have the courage to get into controversies. There are people who love it; I find it silly.
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The data strongly suggest that very good years in the U.S. stock market are followed by more good years.
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I'm very inspired by him-it was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.
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Henceforth, we shall be happy to be a free citizen in an independent country.
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People used to play with toys. Now the toys play with them.
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The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have fallen.
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For the way loneliness is worse when you return to it after a reprieve—like the soul’s version of putting on a wet bathing suit, clammy and miserable.
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When a man puts me a question, I judge of his intelligence.
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In my small town, nothing really good happened too often and I thought, 'What am I doing here? I'm wasting my life.'
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Our praying, to be strong, must be buttressed by holy living. The life of faith perfects the prayer of faith.
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There are periods where you think, "What am I doing?" or "What am I doing it for?"; that's a more scary question. "I've made s---loads of money, I've left my mark in music, why am I still doing this?," and it takes a while to answer that question.
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Seek for the truth from the heart which is empty of thought.
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Well, as you know, there are many things in life that are not fair, that wealthy people can afford and poor people cant. But I dont believe that the Federal Government should take action to try to make these opportunities exactly equal, particularly when there is a moral factor involved.
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Justice is never given; it is exacted.
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Courage makes a man more than himself; for he is then himself plus his valor.
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... wife and children are a kind of discipline of humanity.
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The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.
