Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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He who has great power should use it lightly.
Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.
Love in its essence is spiritual fire.
I never come back home with the same moral character I went out with something or other becomes unsettled where I had achieved internal peace some one or other of the things I had put to flight reappears on the scene.
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
In war there is no prize for runner-up.
If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.
The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.
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