To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
SENECA THE YOUNGERBehold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
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Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
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On him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.
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If you wish to be loved, love.
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The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.
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Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.
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What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed
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The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.
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He who would arrive at the appointed end must follow a single road and not wander through many ways.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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We are taught for the schoolroom, not for life.
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.
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