He who would arrive at the appointed end must follow a single road and not wander through many ways.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHuman society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Drunkenness does not create vice; it merely brings it into view.
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Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
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Why do people not confess vices? It is because they have not yet laid them aside. It is a waking person only who can tell their dreams.
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There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
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Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.
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We are taught for the schoolroom, not for life.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
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There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.
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I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.
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Shall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
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Let him that hath done the good office conceal it; let him that received it disclose it.
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Freedom can’t be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
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