What must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIf we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.
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Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest.
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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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[During difficult times and after mistakes and failures it is helpful to remember …] Oftentimes calamity turns to our advantage and great ruins make way for greater glories.
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If you expect the wise man to be as angry as the baseness of crimes requires, then he must not only be angry but go insane.
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How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Its harder for people to seek retirement from themselves than from the law
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Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.
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That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
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Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life – in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color.
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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
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Let no man give advice to others that he has not first given himself.
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