There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
SENECA THE YOUNGERPhilosophy does not regard pedigree, she received Plato not as a noble, but she made him one.
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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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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In every good man a God doth dwell.
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The worse a person is the less he feels it.
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What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.
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True happiness is…to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
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The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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As long as you live, learn how to live.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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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 wise man lacked nothing but needed a great number of things, whereas the fool, on the other hand, needs nothing (for he does not know how to use anything) but lacks everything.
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Shall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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