Roman - Statesman | 5 BC - 65 AD
Wisdom allows nothing to be good that will not be so forever; no man to be happy but he that needs no other happiness than what he has within himself; no man to be great or powerful that is not master of himself.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.
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Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things.
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If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.
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Light troubles speak; the weighty are struck dumb.
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The way is long if one follows precepts, but short... if one follows patterns.
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One must steer, not talk.
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Crime when it succeeds is called virtue.
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No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it.
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I don't trust liberals, I trust conservatives.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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Where fear is, happiness is not.
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