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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.

Seneca the Younger

It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Admirer Praise Provoke
The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Enough Language Truth
He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Feeling Forgiveness Innocent
What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Insane Insanity Men
Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Life Men Philosophical
It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Necessary Peace Vanquish Wish
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Country Emotion People Person World
Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Despise Hate Hateful
Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Congratulations Success Think
We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.” “True happiness is … to enjoy the present” “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Adversity Appreciation Inspirational Life
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Allay Counsel Grief Light
Whatever we owe, it is our part to find where to pay it, and to do it without asking, too; for whether the creditor be good or bad, the debt is still the same.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Ask Creditor Debt Owe Pay People
A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Fear Light Philosophical
We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Air Breath Deep Spirit
The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Courage Hero Life
The most imperious masters over their own servants are at the same time the most abject slaves to the servants of others.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Master Slave Tyranny

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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