Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHe who is brave is free.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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All art is but imitation of nature.
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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
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He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.
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A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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Auditur et altera pars. (The other side shall be heard as well.)
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Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.
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Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
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The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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Time discovers truth.
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