No man finds it difficult to return to nature except the man who has deserted nature.
SENECA THE YOUNGERLight is that grief which counsel can allay.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling
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There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.
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Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor’s wife – demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.
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One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
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All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
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The young man must store up, the old man must use.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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The part of life which we really live is short.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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He who has great power should use it lightly.
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The foundation of the true joy is in the conscience.
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I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use: my mind needs unpacking and the truths stored within must be turned over from time to time, to be ready when occasion demands.
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All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
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