I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.
SENECA THE YOUNGERVirtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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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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Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering.
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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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The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
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We should live as if we were in public view, and think, too, as if someone could peer into the inmost recesses of our hearts-which someone can!
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The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
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The philosopher: he alone knows how to live for himself. He is the one, in fact, who knows the fundamental thing: how to live.
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The sun shines even on the wicked.
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Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so shall I choose my death when I am about to depart from life.
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The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
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Death either destroys or unhusks us. If it means liberation, better things await us when our burden s gone: if destruction, nothing at all awaits us; blessings and curses are abolished.
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