Death either destroys or unhusks us. If it means liberation, better things await us when our burden s gone: if destruction, nothing at all awaits us; blessings and curses are abolished.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhere fear is, happiness is not.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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Go on and increase in valor, O boy! this is the path to immortality.
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The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
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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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Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
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It’s a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.
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We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
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He who is brave is free.
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As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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Why do people not confess vices? It is because they have not yet laid them aside. It is a waking person only who can tell their dreams.
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All art is but imitation of nature.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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