Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Ancient Rome
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Philosopher / Statesman
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Philosopher / Statesman
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Nature has given us the seeds of knowledge, not knowledge itself
No age is shut against great genius
Dignity increases more easily than it begins
Men's conversation is like their life
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
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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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