Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
SENECA THE YOUNGERTranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIn every good man a God doth dwell.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThere is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWe are wrong in looking forward to death: in great measure it’s past already.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHe who has great power should use it lightly.
SENECA THE YOUNGERUnblest is he who thinks himself unblest.
SENECA THE YOUNGERLeisure without literature is death and burial alive.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe language of truth is unvarnished enough.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhy 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.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThey lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhatever 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 YOUNGERThe fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
SENECA THE YOUNGERYou can only acquire it successfully if you cease to feel any sense of shame.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe expression of truth is simplicity.
SENECA THE YOUNGERSuccess is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
SENECA THE YOUNGERGenius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
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