There’s one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThere is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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No choice maxims – we Stoics don’t practice that kind of window dressing.
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The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.
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There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
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When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
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It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
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Time discovers truth.
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To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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Who timidly requests invites refusal.
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While crime is punished it yet increases.
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I don’t trust liberals, I trust conservatives.
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For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.
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There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.
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There is no genius without a mixture of madness.
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After death there is nothing.
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Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
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