No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.
SENECA THE YOUNGERDon’t stumble over something behind you.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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He who comes to a conclusion when the other side is unheard, may have been just in his conclusion, but yet has not been just in his conduct.
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There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
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Revenge is an inhuman word.
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No man finds it difficult to return to nature except the man who has deserted nature.
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A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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Death is a release from and an end of all pains.
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The poor are not the people with less, which is less desirable
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Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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Watch over yourself. Be your own accuser, then your judge; ask yourself grace sometimes, and, if there is need, impose upon yourself some pain.
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There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
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How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.
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The part of life which we really live is short.
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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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The greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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