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Famous Seneca the Younger Quotes
“What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears.”
“Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.”
“It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.”
“Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them.”
“There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.”
“It is not the man who has little, but he who desires more, that is poor.”
“The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.”
“The worst evil of all is to leave the ranks of the living before one dies.”
“One who's our friend is fond of us; one who's fond of us isn't necessarily our friend.”
“Life's like a play; it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.”
“It's a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.”
“Live among others as if God beheld you; speak to God as if others were listening.”
“The willing, destiny guides them; the unwilling, destiny drags them.”
“The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.”