The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes…. The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe philosopher: he alone knows how to live for himself. He is the one, in fact, who knows the fundamental thing: how to live.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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Such as the chain of causes we call Fate, such is the chain of wishes: one links on to another; the whole man is bound in the chain of wishing for ever.
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It is medicine, not scenery, for which a sick man must go searching.
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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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The world itself is too small for the covetous.
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Why do people not confess vices? It is because they have not yet laid them aside. It is a waking person only who can tell their dreams.
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Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.
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The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.
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Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
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The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.
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Freedom can’t be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
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You learn to know a pilot in a storm.
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Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good become the slaves of the wicked; might makes right; fear silences the power of the law.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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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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