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Luck never made a man wise.

Seneca the Younger

It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Life Shortness Waste
Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Men Number Slavery
Luck never made a man wise.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Men Wisdom Wise
Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Epileptic Precaution Regard
It is to the interest of the commonwealth of mankind that there should be someone who is unconquered, someone against whom fortune has no power.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Fortune Mankind Someone Unconquer
The swiftness of time is infinite, as is still more evident when we look back on the past.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Inspirational Past Time
All art is but imitation of nature.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Art Garden Philosophical
We should live as if we were in public view, and think, too, as if someone could peer into the inmost recesses of our hearts-which someone can!
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Heart Think View
There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Element Madness Talent
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Allay Counsel Grief Light
A large library is apt to distract rather than to instruct the learner; it is much better to be confined to a few authors than to wander at random over many.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Learner Library Wander
Time discovers truth.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Discover Life Time Truth
Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Despise Hate Hateful
We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Air Breath Deep Spirit
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Learn Teacher Vices
Courage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Courage Fear Heaven

Luck never made a man wise.

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