How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhat others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
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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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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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True joy is a serene and sober motion; and they are miserably out so that take laughing for rejoicing; the seat of it is within, and there is no cheerfulness like the resolutions of a brave mind.
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He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
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Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
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Let no man give advice to others that he has not first given himself.
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The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.
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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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Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
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