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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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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
The world is the mighty temple of the gods.
A multitude of books distracts the mind.
True love hates and will not bear delay.
It is best to endure what you cannot change.
What is wisdom? Always desiring the same things, and always refusing the same things.
I shall never be ashamed to quote a bad author if what he says is good.
Retirement without the love of letters is a living burial.
The best ideas are common property.
There is no greater punishment of wickedness than that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party: there is no battle unless there be two.
He who decides a case without hearing the other side, though he decide justly, cannot be considered just.
A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
O Fortune, that enviest the brave, what unequal rewards thou bestowest on the righteous!
It is bad to live for necessity; but there is no necessity to live in necessity.
He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.
The greater part of mankind are angry with the sinner and not with the sin.
This day, which thou fearest as thy last, is the birthday of eternity.
One alleviation in misfortune is to endure and submit to necessity.
If you wish another to keep your secret, first keep it yourself.
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