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Life is short and art is long.

Seneca the Younger

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Seneca the Younger
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Seneca the Younger
the Younger Seneca
Lucio Anneo Seneca
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca Iunior
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Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well-ordered mind than a man's ability to stop just where he is and pass some time in his own company.
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The person you are matters more than the place to which you go.
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Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.
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Beauty is such a fleeting blossom, how can wisdom rely upon its momentary delight?
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There is as much greatness of mind in the owning of a good turn as in the doing of it and we must no more force a requital out of season than be wanting in it.
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Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
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What once were vices are manners now.
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Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
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The body is not a permanent dwelling, but a sort of inn which is to be left behind when one perceives that one is a burden to the host.
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God never repents of what He has first resolved upon.
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Money has never yet made anyone rich.
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All we see and admire today will burn in the universal fire that ushers in a new, just, happy world.
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A man who suffers or stresses before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary
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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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Light griefs are plaintive , but great ones are dumb
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Its harder for people to seek retirement from themselves than from the law
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Good sides to adversity are best admired at a distance.
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He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.
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Let us say what we feel, and feel what we say let speech harmonize with life.
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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