You cannot, I repeat, successfully acquire it and preserve your modesty at the same time.
SENECA THE YOUNGERDeath is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.
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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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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked brother.
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Successful villany is called virtue.
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For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
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That poverty is no disaster is understood by everyone who has not yet succumbed to the madness of greed and luxury that turns everything topsy-turvy.
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What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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