Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Ancient Rome
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Philosopher / Statesman
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Philosopher / Statesman
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it
It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so
It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness
In war there is no prize for runner-up
If you would judge, understand
If you wished to be loved, love
If you judge, investigate
If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail
If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
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