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Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Roman Statesman

Died: 65 AD

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The wish for healing has always been half of health. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Health Healing Wish Half Always Been

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Man Trials Brainy Gem Polished Without Nor Friction Cannot

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Religion Wise People Rulers True False Common Regarded Common People Useful

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Opportunity Matter Luck Preparation Meeting

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Business Wind Favorable Know Does Sailing Which Port

Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

War Adversity Men Soldiers Triumph Brave Brave Men Brave Soldiers Just Rejoice

A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Tool Killer Never Hand Anybody Sword

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Birthday Gift Consists Given Giver Doer Done Intention

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Heights Road Leads Greatness Rough Rough Road

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Anger Hurtful Restrained More Frequently Than Us Injury

It is quality rather than quantity that matters. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Quality Brainy Matters Rather Quantity Than

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Difficult Dare Because Things

For greed all nature is too little. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Nature Greed Too Little

He who is brave is free. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Free He Brave Who

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Adversity Great Man World Sight See Great Man Struggling Bravest Against

Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Madness Evil Before Nothing Wretched Foolish Misfortunes Anticipate Expecting

It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Difficult Dare Venture Because Things

No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Truth Be Happy Happy Lying Ways Has-Been Lied Outside No-One Thrust Been Being Being Lied To Realm Who Pale Two

A physician is not angry at the intemperance of a mad patient, nor does he take it ill to be railed at by a man in fever. Just so should a wise man treat all mankind, as a physician does his patient, and look upon them only as sick and extravagant. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Angry Wise Man Wise Man Treat Physician Patient Sick Extravagant Mad Only Take He Look Does His Nor Fever Just Them Mankind Should Ill Medical

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Injustice Lasts Kingdom Never Founded

Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Freedom You Surrender Suffering Defiance Evil Face Ought Our Cringe Evils Tell Shall Real Any Which Them Things

While we are postponing, life speeds by. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Life Speeds While

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Light Our Rather Troubles Than Them Brings Night

There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Own Those Punished Remorse Subject Person Whip Themselves Who

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