Seneca the Younger Quotes - Page 8

• The final hour when we cease to exist does not itself bring death; it merely of itself completes the death-process. We reach death at that moment, but we have been a long time on the way.

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  Death, Long, Dying

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• A dwarf is small even if he stands on a mountain; a colossus keeps his height, even if he stands in a well.

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  Dwarves, Mountain, Height

  "Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium". Book by Seneca the Younger,

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• Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.

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  Wicked, Demand, Equal

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• It is to the interest of the commonwealth of mankind that there should be someone who is unconquered, someone against whom fortune has no power.

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  Should, Fortune, Mankind

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• Lay hold of today's task, and you will not depend so much upon tomorrow's.

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  Work, Tasks, Today

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• We must take care to live not merely a long life, but a full one; for living a long life requires only good fortune, but living a full life requires character. Long is the life that is fully lived; it is fulfilled only when the mind supplies its own good qualities and empowers itself from within.

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  Character, Long, Empowering

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• The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.

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  Life, Giving, Hours

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• The worse a person is the less he feels it.

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  Awareness, Feels, Self Awareness

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• The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

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  Motivational, Positive, Cheer

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Nothing is so contemptible as the sentiments of the mob.

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  Mass, Sentiments

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• A good person dyes events with his own color . . . and turns whatever happens to his own benefit.

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  Adversity, Color, Events

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• To make another person hold his tongue, be you first silent.

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  Tongue, Firsts, Silent

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• If virtue precede us every step will be safe.

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  Safe, Steps, Virtue

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• In whatever direction you turn, you will see God coming to meet you; nothing is void of him, he himself fills all his work.

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  God, Void, Turns

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• Money has never yet made anyone rich.

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  Money, Rich, Made

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• There is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world.

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  Time, Men, Long

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• How much longer are you going to be a pupil? From now on do some teaching as well.

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  Love, Teaching, Pupils

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• One crime has to be concealed by another.

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  Philosophical, Prison, Crime

  "Phaedra". Tragedy by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, DCCXXI, c. 290 AD.

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• Necessity is stronger than duty.

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  Stronger, Duty

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• You need a change of soul rather than a change of climate.

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  Inspirational, Soul, Climate

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• We are all sinful. Therefore whatever we blame in another we shall find in our own bosoms.

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  Blame, Bosoms, Sinning

  "De Ira". Book by Seneca the Younger, III. 26, 45 AD.

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

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  Inspirational, Art, Men

  "De Brevitate, XX" by Seneca the Younger, 49 AD.

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• Voyage, travel, and change of place impart vigor

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  Inspirational, Travel, Vigor

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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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  Courage, Men, World

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Let us cherish and love old age; for it is full of pleasure, if you know how to use it. The best morsel is reserved for last.

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  Age, And Love, Use

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