Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
SENECA THE YOUNGERCourage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The young man must store up, the old man must use.
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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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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.
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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
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What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves.
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Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
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God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
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No choice maxims – we Stoics don’t practice that kind of window dressing.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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Time discovers truth.
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It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
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So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
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Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
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There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.
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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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If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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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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We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
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It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
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No crime has been without a precedent.
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As long as you live, learn how to live.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
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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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