Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
SENECA THE YOUNGERPeople do not die – they kill themselves.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
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Men learn while they teach.
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A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
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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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In whatever direction you turn, you will see God coming to meet you; nothing is void of him, he himself fills all his work.
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Genius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.
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Auditur et altera pars. (The other side shall be heard as well.)
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If you wish to be loved, love.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Revenge is an inhuman word.
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A young man respects and looks up to his teachers.
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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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Let him that hath done the good office conceal it; let him that received it disclose it.
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While crime is punished it yet increases.
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Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.
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