Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Ancient Rome
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Philosopher / Statesman
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Philosopher / Statesman
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We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality
True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong
True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future
To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power
Time discovers truth
There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage
There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals
There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse
There is no great genius without some touch of madness
There is no delight in owning anything unshared
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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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