Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Ancient Rome
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Philosopher / Statesman
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Philosopher / Statesman
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Do everything as in the eye of another
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body
Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all
Crime when it succeeds is called virtue
Conversation has a kind of charm about it, an insuating and insidious something that elicits secrets from us just like love or liquor
Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment
Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them
Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute
Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune; all these are names of the one and selfsame God
Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk
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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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