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!
SENECA THE YOUNGERDeath is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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It is medicine, not scenery, for which a sick man must go searching.
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God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
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Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
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There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won’t make the crooked straight.
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The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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The person you are matters more than the place to which you go.
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Revenge is an inhuman word.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.
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Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking, whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness; life pushes on in a succession of engrossments. We shall always pray for leisure.
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What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed
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He who is brave is free.
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The poor are not the people with less, which is less desirable
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