Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest.
SENECA THE YOUNGERNothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
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Nobody will keep the thing he hears to himself, and nobody will repeat just what he hears and no more.
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He who is brave is free.
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There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
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But when you are looking on anyone as a friend when you do not trust him as you trust yourself, you are making a grave mistake, and have failed to grasp sufficiently the full force of true friendship.
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The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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He who comes to a conclusion when the other side is unheard, may have been just in his conclusion, but yet has not been just in his conduct.
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Life is long if you know how to use it.
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He 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.
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No choice maxims – we Stoics don’t practice that kind of window dressing.
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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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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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Our plans miscarry because they have no aim.
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