Time discovers truth.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe foundation of the true joy is in the conscience.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Philosophy does not regard pedigree, she received Plato not as a noble, but she made him one.
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We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
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Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
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As long as you live, learn how to live.
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I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling
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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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Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Luck never made a man wise.
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The world itself is too small for the covetous.
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Genius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.
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Whenever you hold a fellow creature in distress, remember that he is a man.
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One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
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You learn to know a pilot in a storm.
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Drunkenness is simply voluntary insanity.
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