Be harsh with yourself at times.
SENECA THE YOUNGERLeisure without literature is death and burial alive.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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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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How great would be our peril if our slaves began to number us!
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The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes…. The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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The part of life which we really live is short.
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The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it
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Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
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Every journey has an end.
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Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering.
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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
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Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
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He who has great power should use it lightly.
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He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.
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