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 YOUNGERWe are born to lose and to perish, to hope and to fear, to vex ourselves and others; and there is no antidote against a common calamity but virtue; for the foundation of true joy is in the conscience.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The man who while he gives thinks of what he will get in return, deserves to be deceived.
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What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
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How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.
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Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest.
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If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it
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Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
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Who timidly requests invites refusal.
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While crime is punished it yet increases.
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He who is brave is free.
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Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good become the slaves of the wicked; might makes right; fear silences the power of the law.
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The sun shines even on the wicked.
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