Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
SENECA THE YOUNGERLight cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.” “True happiness is … to enjoy the present” “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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The poor are not the people with less, which is less desirable
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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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It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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Drunkenness doesn’t create vices, but it brings them to the fore.
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This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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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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Every journey has an end.
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Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
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A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
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If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
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One hand washes the other.
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There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.
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