We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
SENECA THE YOUNGERTo the stars through difficulties.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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In every good man a God doth dwell.
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.
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No crime has been without a precedent.
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He who has great power should use it lightly.
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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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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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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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The part of life which we really live is short.
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Conversation has a kind of charm about it, an insuating and insidious something that elicits secrets from us just like love or liquor.
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Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
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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.
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Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.
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This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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Choose as a guide one whom you will admire more when you see him act than when you hear him speak.
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