There is no genius without a mixture of madness.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhat you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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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 wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.
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It is by the benefit of letters that absent friends are in a manner brought together.
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One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
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It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
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As long as you live, learn how to live.
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Revenge is an inhuman word.
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Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.
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The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active employment.
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The road by precepts is tedious, by example, short and efficacious.
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