The sun shines even on the wicked.
SENECA THE YOUNGERI was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
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It is another’s fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
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Our plans miscarry because they have no aim.
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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
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Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
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The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.
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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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We are wrong in looking forward to death: in great measure it’s past already.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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People do not die – they kill themselves.
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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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Philosophy does not regard pedigree, she received Plato not as a noble, but she made him one.
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Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
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