That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
SENECA THE YOUNGERUnjust dominion cannot be eternal.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
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Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
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Choose as a guide one whom you will admire more when you see him act than when you hear him speak.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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No crime has been without a precedent.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself; the soul is in heaven even while it is in the flesh, if it be purged of its natural corruptions, and taken up with divine thoughts, and contemplations.
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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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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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For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
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So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
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A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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The expression of truth is simplicity.
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If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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