Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThere has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.
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Dangerous is wrath concealed. Hatred proclaimed doth lose its chance of wreaking vengeance.
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Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
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A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
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The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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Let no man give advice to others that he has not first given himself.
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A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.
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People do not die – they kill themselves.
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Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.
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To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active employment.
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