Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
SENECA THE YOUNGERTime hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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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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Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.
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No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.
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As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.
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Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor’s wife – demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.
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The worse a person is the less he feels it.
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Auditur et altera pars. (The other side shall be heard as well.)
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It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
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Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
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Precepts are the rules by which we ought to square our lives. When they are contracted into sentences, they strike the affections; whereas admonition is only blowing of the coal.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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Shall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
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You learn to know a pilot in a storm.
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Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
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The kind of solace that arises from having company in misery is spiteful.
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