The state of that man’s mind who feels too intense an interest as to future events, must be most deplorable.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIt is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor’s wife – demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.
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He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.
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There is no genius without a mixture of madness.
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He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
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One must take all one’s life to learn how to leave, and what will perhaps make you wonder more, one must take all one’s life to learn how to die.
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Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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I don’t trust liberals, I trust conservatives.
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No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.
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Where reason fails, time oft has worked a cure.
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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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It is to the interest of the commonwealth of mankind that there should be someone who is unconquered, someone against whom fortune has no power.
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