Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
SENECA THE YOUNGERLuck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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True happiness is…to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
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While we are postponing, life speeds by.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes…. The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.
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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.
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A thousand approaches lie open to death.
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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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To the stars through difficulties.
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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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Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
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Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor’s wife – demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.
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It’s unknown the place and uncertain the time where death awaits you; thus you must expect death to find you, every time, at every place.
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