Its harder for people to seek retirement from themselves than from the law
SENECA THE YOUNGERA person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest.
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So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
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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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It is medicine, not scenery, for which a sick man must go searching.
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That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
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No crime has been without a precedent.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
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We are born to lose and to perish, to hope and to fear, to vex ourselves and others; and there is no antidote against a common calamity but virtue; for the foundation of true joy is in the conscience.
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If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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The Fates guide those who go willingly. Those who do not, they drag.
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Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
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