Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe sun shines even on the wicked.
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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Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
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The expression of truth is simplicity.
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All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
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The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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Where fear is, happiness is not.
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A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.
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Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so shall I choose my death when I am about to depart from life.
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The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
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Our plans miscarry because they have no aim.
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What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed
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One hand washes the other.
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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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His head was turned by too great success.
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It is the mind that makes us rich and happy, in what condition soever we are, and money signifies no more to it than it does to the gods.
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