There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
SENECA THE YOUNGERSet aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: ” Is this the condition that I feared?”
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The true felicity of life is to be free from anxieties and pertubations; to understand and do our duties to God and man, and to enjoy the present without any serious dependence on the future.
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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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People do not die – they kill themselves.
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Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
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We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.
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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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Go on and increase in valor, O boy! this is the path to immortality.
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No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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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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Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
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The swiftness of time is infinite, as is still more evident when we look back on the past.
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Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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