What must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHe who would arrive at the appointed end must follow a single road and not wander through many ways.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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While crime is punished it yet increases.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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On him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.
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That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
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Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
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Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
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Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor’s wife – demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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The worse a person is the less he feels it.
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There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
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To the stars through difficulties.
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It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
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Men do not care how nobly they live, but only how long, although it is within the reach of every man to live nobly, but within no man’s power to live long.
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Who timidly requests invites refusal.
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A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.
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