That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe young man must store up, the old man must use.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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His head was turned by too great success.
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Injustice never rules forever.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
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The wise man lacked nothing but needed a great number of things, whereas the fool, on the other hand, needs nothing (for he does not know how to use anything) but lacks everything.
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He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.
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What view is one likely to take of the state of a person’s mind when his speech is wild and incoherent and knows no constraint?
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Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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Life is long if you know how to use it.
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To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
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No man finds it difficult to return to nature except the man who has deserted nature.
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The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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