Choose as a guide one whom you will admire more when you see him act than when you hear him speak.
SENECA THE YOUNGERGod is near you, is with you, is inside you.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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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.
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Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good become the slaves of the wicked; might makes right; fear silences the power of the law.
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If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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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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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it
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No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.
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Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
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Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked brother.
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Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
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To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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Greatness stands upon a precipice, and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces.
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Freedom can’t be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
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