Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Ancient Rome
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Philosopher / Statesman
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Philosopher / Statesman
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It is not goodness to be better than the very worst
Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures
A thing seriously pursued affords true enjoyment
Better to have loved and lost, than not to have loved at all
Those vices [luxury and neglect of decent manners] are vices of men, not of the times
The language of truth is simple
No man is free who is a slave to the flesh
Men learn while they teach
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness
To live is not a blessing, but to live well
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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Essays