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Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 BC – A.D. 65), often known simply as Seneca, or Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and humorist. He was the son of Seneca the Elder.
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Nothing is void of God; He Himself fills His work.
Tis the upright mind that holds true sovereignty.
Unrighteous sovereignty has never long endured.
As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
Delay is the greatest remedy for anger.
Whom they have injured they also hate.
The swift hour flies on double wings.
But the wise man knows that all things are in store for him. Whatever happens, he says: “I knew it.”
Therefore, my dear Lucilius, begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
Besides, he who is feared, fears also; no one has been able to arouse terror and live in peace of mind.
You must lay aside the burdens of the mind; until you do this, no place will satisfy you.
It is indeed foolish to be unhappy now because you may be unhappy at some future time.
But he has no fear; unconquered he looks down from a lofty height upon his sufferings.
But how foolish it is to set out one’s life, when one is not even owner of the morrow!
If you would not have a man flinch when the crisis comes, train him before it comes.
The wise man is joyful, happy and calm, unshaken, he lives on a plane with the gods.
You will thus understand that what you fear is either insignificant or short-lived.
If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
A thatched roof once covered free men; under marble and gold dwells slavery.
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