True joy is a serene and sober motion; and they are miserably out so that take laughing for rejoicing; the seat of it is within, and there is no cheerfulness like the resolutions of a brave mind.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThat which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.
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The greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
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In every good man a God doth dwell.
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On him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.
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The swiftness of time is infinite, as is still more evident when we look back on the past.
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He who has great power should use it lightly.
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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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Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.
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All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
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