The part of life which we really live is short.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe Fates guide those who go willingly. Those who do not, they drag.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor’s wife – demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.
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It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
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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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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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People do not die – they kill themselves.
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The expression of truth is simplicity.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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After death there is nothing.
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Epicurus says, “gratitude is a virtue that has commonly profit annexed to it.” And where is the virtue that has not? But still the virtue is to be valued for itself, and not for the profit that attends it.
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For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.
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The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.
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