I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.
SENECA THE YOUNGERCourage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom – that deed and word should be in accord.
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Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
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Injustice never rules forever.
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Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
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The part of life which we really live is short.
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He who has great power should use it lightly.
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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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When once ambition has passed its natural limits, its progress is boundless.
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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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A thousand approaches lie open to death.
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Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
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The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life – in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color.
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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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