No man finds it difficult to return to nature except the man who has deserted nature.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe worse a person is the less he feels it.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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After death there is nothing.
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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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To the believers it is true. To the wise it is false. To the leaders it is useful.
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The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense.
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Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor’s wife – demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.
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The road by precepts is tedious, by example, short and efficacious.
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Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked brother.
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No crime has been without a precedent.
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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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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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Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders.
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One must take all one’s life to learn how to leave, and what will perhaps make you wonder more, one must take all one’s life to learn how to die.
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