There’s one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe poor are not the people with less, which is less desirable
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.
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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.
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No crime has been without a precedent.
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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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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
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There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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True joy is a serene and sober motion; and they are miserably out so that take laughing for rejoicing; the seat of it is within, and there is no cheerfulness like the resolutions of a brave mind.
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Luck never made a man wise.
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The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.
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If you wish to be loved, love.
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The willing, destiny guides them; the unwilling, destiny drags them.
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The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself.
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Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
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