Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe part of life which we really live is short.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Hardly a man will you find who could live with his door open.
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Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
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Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher
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Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
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Time discovers truth.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.
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Our (the Stoic) motto, as you know, is live according to nature.
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It is by the benefit of letters that absent friends are in a manner brought together.
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No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.
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The person you are matters more than the place to which you go.
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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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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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Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
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