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“The condition of all men who are busy with other things is wretched, but most wretched is that of men who busy themselves energetically in pursuits that are not even their own, who sleep to suit another's sleeping pattern, who walk to suit another's pace, who feel love and hatred-the freest of all emotions-at another's bidding. If these men want to know how brief their life is, let them consider how small a part of it belongs to them.” –Seneca, Dialogues and Essays
- Seneca Quote
“No man is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived by prosperity.” –Seneca, Dialogues and Essays ...
- Seneca Quote
“…the wise man is neither raised up by prosperity nor cast down by adversity; for always he has striven to rely predominantly on himself, and to derive all joy from himself.” –Seneca, Dialogues and Essays ...
- Seneca Quote
“The conditions under which we are born would be favourable if only we did not abandon them. Nature's intention was that we should need no great equipment for living in happiness: every one of us is capable of making himself happy.” –Seneca,...
- Seneca Quote
“All that is still to come lies in doubt: live here and now!” –Seneca, Dialogues and Essays ...
- Seneca Quote
“….we are never released from care if we suppose that each time we are under observation we are under scrutiny; for many things happen that expose our true selves against our will, and, though such attention to oneself may succeed, life brings neither...
Money and Finance
Seneca quote
“The condition of all men who are busy with other things is wretched, but most wretched is that of men who busy themselves energetically in pursuits that are not even their own, who sleep to suit another's sleeping pattern, who walk to suit another's pace, who feel love and hatred-the freest of all emotions-at another's bidding. If these men want to know how brief their life is, let them consider how small a part of it belongs to them.” –Seneca, Dialogues and Essays
- Seneca Quote
“No man is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived by prosperity.” –Seneca, Dialogues and Essays ...
- Seneca Quote
“…the wise man is neither raised up by prosperity nor cast down by adversity; for always he has striven to rely predominantly on himself, and to derive all joy from himself.” –Seneca, Dialogues and Essays ...
- Seneca Quote
“The conditions under which we are born would be favourable if only we did not abandon them. Nature's intention was that we should need no great equipment for living in happiness: every one of us is capable of making himself happy.” –Seneca,...
- Seneca Quote
“All that is still to come lies in doubt: live here and now!” –Seneca, Dialogues and Essays ...
- Seneca Quote
“….we are never released from care if we suppose that each time we are under observation we are under scrutiny; for many things happen that expose our true selves against our will, and, though such attention to oneself may succeed, life brings neither...