I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use: my mind needs unpacking and the truths stored within must be turned over from time to time, to be ready when occasion demands.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe part of life which we really live is short.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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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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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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To the stars through difficulties.
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You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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The greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
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All art is but imitation of nature.
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Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
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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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The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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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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When once ambition has passed its natural limits, its progress is boundless.
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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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If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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