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Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

anger

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

anger

Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

anger

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

anger

Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

anger

All art is but imitation of nature.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

art

If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

art

Genius always gives its best at first prudence, at last.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

best

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

best

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

birthday

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

business

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

courage

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

death

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

death

A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Where fear is, happiness is not.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

fear

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.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

fear

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.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

freedom

Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

freedom

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

friendship

True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

future

The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

future

I will govern my life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one and read the other, for what does it signify to make anything a secret to my neighbor, when to God, who is the searcher of our hearts, all our privacies are open?

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

god

Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune all these are names of the one and selfsame God.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

god

God is the universal substance in existing things. He comprises all things. He is the fountain of all being. In Him exists everything that is.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

god

Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

god

It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

god

So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

god

Nothing is void of God, his work is everywhere his full of himself.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders.

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.

Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.

All art is but imitation of nature.

To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.

If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

Genius always gives its best at first prudence, at last.

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.

There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

Where fear is, happiness is not.

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.

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.

Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering.

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.

The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.

I will govern my life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one and read the other, for what does it signify to make anything a secret to my neighbor, when to God, who is the searcher of our hearts, all our privacies are open?

Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune all these are names of the one and selfsame God.

God is the universal substance in existing things. He comprises all things. He is the fountain of all being. In Him exists everything that is.

Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.

It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.

So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.

Nothing is void of God, his work is everywhere his full of himself.

As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.

I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

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