For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.
SENECA THE YOUNGERSo live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
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Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so shall I choose my death when I am about to depart from life.
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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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Where fear is, happiness is not.
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Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
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Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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It is the mind that makes us rich and happy, in what condition soever we are, and money signifies no more to it than it does to the gods.
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Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest.
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It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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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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A great fortune is a great slavery.
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A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
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