Nobody will keep the thing he hears to himself, and nobody will repeat just what he hears and no more.
SENECA THE YOUNGERTo the believers it is true. To the wise it is false. To the leaders it is useful.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
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Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
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People do not die – they kill themselves.
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What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.
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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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If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
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It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
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Life without literary studies is death.
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I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.
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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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The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.
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The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.
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May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense.
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Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
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Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
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