Marcus Annaeus Seneca Quotes

Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them.
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Courage is a scorner of things which inspire fear.
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A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.
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For many men the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles it only changes them.
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There's one blessing only the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.
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It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat.
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For the great benefits of our being- our life health and reason-we look upon ourselves.
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No man can live happily who regards himself alone who turns everything to his own advantage. Thou must live for another if thou wishest to live for thyself.
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For greed all nature is too little.
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Let us be brave in the face of adversity.
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There is nothing so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it in expecting evil before it arrives?
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Courage leads starward fear toward death.
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One should count each day a separate life.
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One who's our friend is fond of us one who's fond of us isn't necessarily our friend.
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A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.
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The good things that belong to prosperity are to be wished but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
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If we let things terrify us life will not be worth living.
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Knowledge of sin is the beginning of salvation.
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Not he who has little but he who wishes more is poor.
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There's some end at last for the man who follows a path mere rambling is interminable.
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Brave men rejoice in adversity just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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If God adds another day to our life let us receive it gladly.
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Where fear is happiness is not.
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He who receives a benefit with gratitude repays the first installment on his debt.
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Fortune reveres the brave and overwhelms the cowardly.
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What must be shall be and that which is a necessity to him that struggles is little more than choice to him that is willing.
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It is not death we fear but the thought of it.
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Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.
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Whom they have injured they also hate.
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Unhappy is the man though he rule the world who doesn't consider himself supremely blessed.
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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He who looks for advantage out of friendship strips it all of its nobility.
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No man will swim ashore and take his baggage with him.
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It is not manly to turn one's back on fortune.
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
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Live for thy neighbor if thou wouldst live for thyself.
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We are more often frightened than hurt and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
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Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for a kindness.
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No evil is without its compensation ... it is not the loss itself but the estimate of the loss that troubles us.
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The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.
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Add each day something to fortify you against poverty and death.
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What does reason demand of a man? A very easy thing-to live in accord with his own nature.
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We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed! What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired?
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The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
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What must be shall be and that which is a necessity to him that struggles is little more than choice to him that is willing.
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Fire is the test of gold adversity of strong men.
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What is the proper limit for wealth? It is first to have what is necessary and second to have what is enough.
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Malice drinks one-half of its own poison.
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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
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What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you.
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The great soul surrenders itself to fate.
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A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
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Nothing is ours except time.
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If you wish to fear nothing consider that everything is to be feared.
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We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres or a little money and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth and for the great benefits of our being our life health and reason we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.
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To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.
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The conditions of conquest are always easy. We have but to toil awhile endure awhile believe always and never turn back.
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When in fear it is safest to force the attack.
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There is nothing so bitter that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.
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