Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
SENECA THE YOUNGERAlthough a man has so well purged his mind that nothing can trouble or deceive him any more, yet he reached his present innocence through sin.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
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A large library is apt to distract rather than to instruct the learner; it is much better to be confined to a few authors than to wander at random over many.
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A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.
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God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
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If you judge, investigate.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.
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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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I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use: my mind needs unpacking and the truths stored within must be turned over from time to time, to be ready when occasion demands.
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If you will fear nothing, think that all things are to be feared.
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Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
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Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.
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Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.
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We are taught for the schoolroom, not for life.
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We should live as if we were in public view, and think, too, as if someone could peer into the inmost recesses of our hearts-which someone can!
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