His head was turned by too great success.
SENECA THE YOUNGERA benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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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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To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
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On him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.
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If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
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Nobody becomes guilty by fate.
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He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.
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Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
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When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
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It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
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Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher
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I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use: my mind needs unpacking and the truths stored within must be turned over from time to time, to be ready when occasion demands.
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Choose as a guide one whom you will admire more when you see him act than when you hear him speak.
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Auditur et altera pars. (The other side shall be heard as well.)
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Men learn while they teach.
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