The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWe ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
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Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?
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Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.
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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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There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.
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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.
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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
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Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
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Go on and increase in valor, O boy! this is the path to immortality.
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We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
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I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.
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No choice maxims – we Stoics don’t practice that kind of window dressing.
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