Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering.
SENECA THE YOUNGERGenius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.
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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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The state of that man’s mind who feels too intense an interest as to future events, must be most deplorable.
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Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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There’s one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.
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Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
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The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
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Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
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The philosopher: he alone knows how to live for himself. He is the one, in fact, who knows the fundamental thing: how to live.
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We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
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A young man respects and looks up to his teachers.
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