The swiftness of time is infinite, as is still more evident when we look back on the past.
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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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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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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It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.
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The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
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The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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It is dishonorable to say one thing and think another; how much more dishonorable to write one thing and think another.
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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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All art is but imitation of nature.
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The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
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Drunkenness doesn’t create vices, but it brings them to the fore.
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Let no man give advice to others that he has not first given himself.
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A young man respects and looks up to his teachers.
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I am ashamed of my master and not of my servitude.
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