For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
SENECA THE YOUNGEROn him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
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What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves.
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What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
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Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?
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Drunkenness doesn’t create vices, but it brings them to the fore.
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The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.
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To be enslaved to oneself is the heaviest of all servitudes.-
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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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It is dishonorable to say one thing and think another; how much more dishonorable to write one thing and think another.
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There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
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Misfortune is the test of a person’s merit.
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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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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
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Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?
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God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
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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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He who comes to a conclusion when the other side is unheard, may have been just in his conclusion, but yet has not been just in his conduct.
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He that lays down precepts for the governing of our lives, and moderating our passions, obliges humanity not only in the present, but in all future generations.
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This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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