Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWatch over yourself. Be your own accuser, then your judge; ask yourself grace sometimes, and, if there is need, impose upon yourself some pain.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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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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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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Nobody becomes guilty by fate.
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Watch over yourself. Be your own accuser, then your judge; ask yourself grace sometimes, and, if there is need, impose upon yourself some pain.
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Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
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Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
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Death is a release from and an end of all pains.
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If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it
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To the believers it is true. To the wise it is false. To the leaders it is useful.
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No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.
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In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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Genius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.
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His head was turned by too great success.
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Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
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