All art is but imitation of nature.
SENECA THE YOUNGERDeath 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.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
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He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
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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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The part of life which we really live is short.
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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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Men do not care how nobly they live, but only how long, although it is within the reach of every man to live nobly, but within no man’s power to live long.
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Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?
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Its harder for people to seek retirement from themselves than from the law
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The greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
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It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
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Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
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Freedom can’t be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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