Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Ancient Rome
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Philosopher / Statesman
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Philosopher / Statesman
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Fortune cannot take away what she did not give
A multitude of books distracts the mind
Happy the man who can endure the highest and the lowest fortune. He, who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity, has deprived misfortune of its power
The hour which gives us life begins to take it away
True love hates and will not bear delay
What once were vices, are now the manners of the day
It is a tedious thing to be always beginning life; they live badly who always begin to live
If you live according to nature, you never will be poor; if according to the world's caprice, you will never be rich
Fortune can take away riches, but not courage
He who begs timidly courts a refusal
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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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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