I have withdrawn not only from men, but from affairs, especially my own affairs; I am working for later generations, writing down some ideas that may be of assistance to them.
SENECA THE YOUNGERSuccessful villany is called virtue.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
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[During difficult times and after mistakes and failures it is helpful to remember …] Oftentimes calamity turns to our advantage and great ruins make way for greater glories.
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What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.
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It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own impetuosity.
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How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.
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Nobody becomes guilty by fate.
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The world itself is too small for the covetous.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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Life is long if you know how to use it.
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If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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You learn to know a pilot in a storm.
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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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Drunkenness does not create vice; it merely brings it into view.
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