The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
SENECA THE YOUNGERAll art is but imitation of nature.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
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On him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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It is by the benefit of letters that absent friends are in a manner brought together.
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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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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
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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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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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How great would be our peril if our slaves began to number us!
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Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest.
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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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It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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Death is a release from and an end of all pains.
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Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. -Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium
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