No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhy do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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Men do not care how nobly they live, but only how long, although it is within the reach of every man to live nobly, but within no man’s power to live long.
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Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.
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It’s a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.
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I am ashamed of my master and not of my servitude.
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May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense.
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We are wrong in looking forward to death: in great measure it’s past already.
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He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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No crime has been without a precedent.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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Hardly a man will you find who could live with his door open.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
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Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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