Greatness stands upon a precipice, and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhen you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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Genius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.
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Life is long if you know how to use it.
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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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A thousand approaches lie open to death.
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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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The expression of truth is simplicity.
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The poor are not the people with less, which is less desirable
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A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.
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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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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
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Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. -Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium
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There’s one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.
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It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.
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