They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
SENECA THE YOUNGEREverything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Time discovers truth.
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It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own impetuosity.
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The Fates guide those who go willingly. Those who do not, they drag.
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There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.
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What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
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There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
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Truth will never be tedious unto him that travelleth in the secrets of nature; there is nothing but falsehood that glutteth us.
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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We are taught for the schoolroom, not for life.
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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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Auditur et altera pars. (The other side shall be heard as well.)
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Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
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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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