A large library is apt to distract rather than to instruct the learner; it is much better to be confined to a few authors than to wander at random over many.
SENECA THE YOUNGERUnblest is he who thinks himself unblest.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Luck never made a man wise.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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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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While we are postponing, life speeds by.
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No man finds it difficult to return to nature except the man who has deserted nature.
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In whatever direction you turn, you will see God coming to meet you; nothing is void of him, he himself fills all his work.
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Successful villany is called virtue.
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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own impetuosity.
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Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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The person you are matters more than the place to which you go.
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Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.
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The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself.
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