If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
SENECA THE YOUNGERSo live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Such as the chain of causes we call Fate, such is the chain of wishes: one links on to another; the whole man is bound in the chain of wishing for ever.
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Its harder for people to seek retirement from themselves than from the law
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Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
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Who timidly requests invites refusal.
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He who is brave is free.
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I have withdrawn not only from men, but from affairs, especially my own affairs; I am working for later generations, writing down some ideas that may be of assistance to them.
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In every good man a God doth dwell.
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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It is medicine, not scenery, for which a sick man must go searching.
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Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.
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Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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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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The foundation of the true joy is in the conscience.
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He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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