It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
SENECA THE YOUNGEREvery new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Its harder for people to seek retirement from themselves than from the law
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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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He that lays down precepts for the governing of our lives, and moderating our passions, obliges humanity not only in the present, but in all future generations.
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Luck never made a man wise.
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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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One hand washes the other.
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He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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There is nothing more miserable and foolish than anticipation.
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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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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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No man finds it difficult to return to nature except the man who has deserted nature.
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Disease is not of the body but of the place.
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The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.
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Whenever you hold a fellow creature in distress, remember that he is a man.
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