He who is brave is free.
SENECA THE YOUNGERFate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
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Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
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One hand washes the other.
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Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked brother.
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The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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There is nothing more miserable and foolish than anticipation.
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Nobody will keep the thing he hears to himself, and nobody will repeat just what he hears and no more.
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A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.
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There is no genius without a mixture of madness.
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Why do people not confess vices? It is because they have not yet laid them aside. It is a waking person only who can tell their dreams.
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I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use: my mind needs unpacking and the truths stored within must be turned over from time to time, to be ready when occasion demands.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it
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Let not the enjoyment of pleasures now within your grasp, be carried to such excess as to incapacitate you from future repetition.
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To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
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It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
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