We are born to lose and to perish, to hope and to fear, to vex ourselves and others; and there is no antidote against a common calamity but virtue; for the foundation of true joy is in the conscience.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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People do not die – they kill themselves.
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Epicurus says, “gratitude is a virtue that has commonly profit annexed to it.” And where is the virtue that has not? But still the virtue is to be valued for itself, and not for the profit that attends it.
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The person you are matters more than the place to which you go.
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It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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The foundation of the true joy is in the conscience.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.
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The part of life which we really live is short.
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The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.
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Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
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There is no genius without a mixture of madness.
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As long as you live, learn how to live.
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Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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