There is no genius without a mixture of madness.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIf we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.
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We are taught for the schoolroom, not for life.
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In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
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God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
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There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won’t make the crooked straight.
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Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
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Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking, whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness; life pushes on in a succession of engrossments. We shall always pray for leisure.
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In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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The part of life which we really live is short.
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Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?
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Let no man give advice to others that he has not first given himself.
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A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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Study rather to fill your mind than your coffers; knowing that gold and silver were originally mingled with dirt, until avarice or ambition parted them.
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Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
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