That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
SENECA THE YOUNGERNothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
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A large library is apt to distract rather than to instruct the learner; it is much better to be confined to a few authors than to wander at random over many.
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If you wish to be loved, love.
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Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
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What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
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Life without literary studies is death.
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For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
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A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.
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Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.
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The willing, destiny guides them; the unwilling, destiny drags them.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
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The 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.
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