Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.
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I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.
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Who has more leisure than a worm?
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In whatever direction you turn, you will see God coming to meet you; nothing is void of him, he himself fills all his work.
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Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.
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There is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world.
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The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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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.
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An unpopular rule is never long maintained.
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The final hour when we cease to exist does not itself bring death; it merely of itself completes the death-process. We reach death at that moment, but we have been a long time on the way.
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Make haste to live, and consider each day a life.
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You roll my log, and I will roll yours.
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Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: " Is this the condition that I feared?"
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A hungry people listens not to reason, not cares for justice, nor is bent by any prayers.
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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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Light griefs are plaintive , but great ones are dumb
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It is sometimes pleasant even to act like a madman.
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Greed's worst point is its ingratitude.
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Not to feel one's misfortunes is not human, not to bear them is not manly.
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As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.
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Virtue is shut out from no one; she is open to all, accepts all, invites all, gentlemen, freedmen, slaves, kings, and exiles; she selects neither house nor fortune; she is satisfied with a human being without adjuncts.
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Something that can never be learnt too thoroughly can never be said too often.
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All that lies betwixt the cradle and the grave is uncertain.
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He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.