There is nothing more miserable and foolish than anticipation.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThere has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.
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Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
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A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
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Injustice never rules forever.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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Luck never made a man wise.
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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One crime has to be concealed by another.
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Men learn while they teach.
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There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself; the soul is in heaven even while it is in the flesh, if it be purged of its natural corruptions, and taken up with divine thoughts, and contemplations.
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What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed
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