There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
SENECA THE YOUNGERHe who has fostered the sweet poison of love by fondling it, finds it too late to refuse the yoke which he has of his own accord assumed.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
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What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
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No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.
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There is nothing more miserable and foolish than anticipation.
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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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How great would be our peril if our slaves began to number us!
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Let him that hath done the good office conceal it; let him that received it disclose it.
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[During difficult times and after mistakes and failures it is helpful to remember …] Oftentimes calamity turns to our advantage and great ruins make way for greater glories.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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Misfortune is the test of a person’s merit.
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Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
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