We are wrong in looking forward to death: in great measure it’s past already.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHow 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.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest.
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Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good become the slaves of the wicked; might makes right; fear silences the power of the law.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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If you wish to be loved, love.
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So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
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He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.
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It is medicine, not scenery, for which a sick man must go searching.
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The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.
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A thousand approaches lie open to death.
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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.
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I don’t trust liberals, I trust conservatives.
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There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won’t make the crooked straight.
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