The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThere is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
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It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
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That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
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If you wish to be loved, love.
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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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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Go on and increase in valor, O boy! this is the path to immortality.
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He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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Life without literary studies is death.
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Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
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Our (the Stoic) motto, as you know, is live according to nature.
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Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
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Drunkenness doesn’t create vices, but it brings them to the fore.
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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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