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Letter "S" » Seneca Quotes
«No man ought to glory except in that which is his own.»
Author: Seneca
«Many have gone through life merely accumulating the instruments of life. Consider individuals, survey men in general: there is none whose life does not look forward to the morrow. 'What harm is there in this?' you ask. Infinite harm; for such persons do not live, but are preparing to live. They postpone everything.»
«The senate chamber is not open to all; the army, too, is scrupulous in choosing those whom it admits to toil and danger. But a noble mind is free to all men.»
«To strive with an equal is dangerous; with a superior, mad; with an inferior, degrading.»
Author: Seneca
«Slavery takes hold of few, but many take hold of slavery.»
Author: Seneca
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«Many shed tears merely for show, and have dry eyes when no one's around to observe them.»
Author: Seneca
«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.»
«The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.»
Author: Seneca
«No one is better born than another, unless they are born with better abilities and a more amiable disposition.»
«Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.»
Author: Seneca
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