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I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.

Seneca the Younger

Let no man give advice to others that he has not first given himself.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Christian Emotion Give Men
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Deed Punishment Wickedness
How much better to pursue a straight course and eventually reach that destination where the things that are pleasant are the things that are honorable finally become, for you, the same.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Action Destination Honor
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.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Learner Library Wander
Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Director Teacher Vice
It’s unknown the place and uncertain the time where death awaits you; thus you must expect death to find you, every time, at every place.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Period Place Time Uncertain
To the stars through difficulties.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Difficulty Live Stars
A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Benefit Giver Mind
Nobody becomes guilty by fate.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Fate Guilt Guilty
Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Employment Indolence Stagnation
The part of life which we really live is short.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Life Part Really Short
No man finds it difficult to return to nature except the man who has deserted nature.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Desire Men Nature Return
I have withdrawn not only from men, but from affairs, especially my own affairs; I am working for later generations, writing down some ideas that may be of assistance to them.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 YOUNGER

Idea Men Work Write
Whatever begins, also ends.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Begin Close End Time
There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Element Madness Talent
What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Made Own Progress

I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.

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