Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhat should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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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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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
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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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Courage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.
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Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life – in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color.
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You want to live-but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying-and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead?
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The sun shines even on the wicked.
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This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.
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Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.
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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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