One crime has to be concealed by another.
SENECA THE YOUNGEROne must take all one’s life to learn how to leave, and what will perhaps make you wonder more, one must take all one’s life to learn how to die.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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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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Nobody becomes guilty by fate.
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To the stars through difficulties.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
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Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
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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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It’s unknown the place and uncertain the time where death awaits you; thus you must expect death to find you, every time, at every place.
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A young man respects and looks up to his teachers.
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The philosopher: he alone knows how to live for himself. He is the one, in fact, who knows the fundamental thing: how to live.
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