Let him that hath done the good office conceal it; let him that received it disclose it.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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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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Nobody becomes guilty by fate.
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How much better to pursue a straight course and eventually reach that destination where the things that are pleasant are the things that are honorable finally become, for you, the same.
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The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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All art is but imitation of nature.
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Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.
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Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
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Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
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Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.
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Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return.
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Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
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Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
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Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
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The expression of truth is simplicity.
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