He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIn whatever direction you turn, you will see God coming to meet you; nothing is void of him, he himself fills all his work.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Shall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
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The person you are matters more than the place to which you go.
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Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won’t make the crooked straight.
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You can only acquire it successfully if you cease to feel any sense of shame.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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It is not poverty that we praise, it is the man whom poverty cannot humble or bend.
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Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
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He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
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Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
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The sun shines even on the wicked.
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If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
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