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.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
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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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Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
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The willing, destiny guides them; the unwilling, destiny drags them.
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What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.
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We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.
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Successful villany is called virtue.
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In whatever direction you turn, you will see God coming to meet you; nothing is void of him, he himself fills all his work.
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Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.
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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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Disease is not of the body but of the place.
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We are taught for the schoolroom, not for life.
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The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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