He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
SENECA THE YOUNGERFor men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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In every good man a God doth dwell.
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Where fear is, happiness is not.
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A young man respects and looks up to his teachers.
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He who has great power should use it lightly.
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Death is a release from and an end of all pains.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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Men do not care how nobly they live, but only how long, although it is within the reach of every man to live nobly, but within no man’s power to live long.
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After death there is nothing.
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No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.
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Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.
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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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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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