The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
SENECA THE YOUNGERI persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Drunkenness is simply voluntary insanity.
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Life is long if you know how to use it.
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To forgive all is as inhuman as to forgive none
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The kind of solace that arises from having company in misery is spiteful.
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As long as you live, learn how to live.
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I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.
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Courage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.
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Disease is not of the body but of the place.
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Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
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To the believers it is true. To the wise it is false. To the leaders it is useful.
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Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts 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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No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.
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We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.
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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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