The kind of solace that arises from having company in misery is spiteful.
SENECA THE YOUNGERGo on and increase in valor, O boy! this is the path to immortality.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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No man finds it difficult to return to nature except the man who has deserted nature.
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The Fates guide those who go willingly. Those who do not, they drag.
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In every good man a God doth dwell.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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There’s one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.
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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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People do not die – they kill themselves.
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The philosopher: he alone knows how to live for himself. He is the one, in fact, who knows the fundamental thing: how to live.
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All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
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Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
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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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It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
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Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
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