Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes…. The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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No one can be despised by another until he has learned to despise himself.
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I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling
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Men learn while they teach.
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I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.
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Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
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Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.
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A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.
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Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
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Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.
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The part of life which we really live is short.
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Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: ” Is this the condition that I feared?”
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What madness it is for a man to starve himself to enrich his heir, and so turn a friend into an enemy! For his joy at your death will be proportioned to what you leave him.
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