The foundation of the true joy is in the conscience.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHe grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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True happiness is…to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
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It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
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Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
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A young man respects and looks up to his teachers.
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Greatness stands upon a precipice, and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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The kind of solace that arises from having company in misery is spiteful.
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The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
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The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself.
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No crime has been without a precedent.
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Who timidly requests invites refusal.
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If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
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If you wish to be loved, love.
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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