It is not poverty that we praise, it is the man whom poverty cannot humble or bend.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhere fear is, happiness is not.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
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For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
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In every good man a God doth dwell.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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Death either destroys or unhusks us. If it means liberation, better things await us when our burden s gone: if destruction, nothing at all awaits us; blessings and curses are abolished.
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Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
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Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
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You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
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You can only acquire it successfully if you cease to feel any sense of shame.
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Death is a release from and an end of all pains.
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To the stars through difficulties.
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We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
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Men learn while they teach.
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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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