To the believers it is true. To the wise it is false. To the leaders it is useful.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe expression of truth is simplicity.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.
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Time discovers truth.
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Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
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How great would be our peril if our slaves began to number us!
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All art is but imitation of nature.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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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.
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A thousand approaches lie open to death.
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Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.
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Shall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
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There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
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Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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The man who while he gives thinks of what he will get in return, deserves to be deceived.
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We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.
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