If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThat which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
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The world itself is too small for the covetous.
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We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
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It is to the interest of the commonwealth of mankind that there should be someone who is unconquered, someone against whom fortune has no power.
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It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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Its harder for people to seek retirement from themselves than from the law
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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’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
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As long as you live, learn how to live.
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Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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A young man respects and looks up to his teachers.
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The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom – that deed and word should be in accord.
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The willing, destiny guides them; the unwilling, destiny drags them.
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There is nothing more miserable and foolish than anticipation.
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