There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The true felicity of life is to be free from anxieties and pertubations; to understand and do our duties to God and man, and to enjoy the present without any serious dependence on the future.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s 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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Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
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The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.
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He who would arrive at the appointed end must follow a single road and not wander through many ways.
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Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
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There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.
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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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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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Conversation has a kind of charm about it, an insuating and insidious something that elicits secrets from us just like love or liquor.
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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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What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.
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