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If anyone says that the best life of all is to sail the sea, and then adds that I must not sail upon a sea where shipwrecks are a common occurrence and there are often sudden storms that sweep the helmsman in an adverse direction, I conclude that this man, although he lauds navigation, really forbids me to launch my ship. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
I am not a ‘wise man,’ nor . . . shall I ever be. And so require not from me that I should be equal to the best, but that I should be better than the wicked. It is enough for me if every day I reduce the number of my vices, and blame my mistakes. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Lucius Annaeus Seneca quote: "No man can be sane who searches for what will injure him in..."
No man can be sane who searches for what will injure him in place of what is best. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Lucius Annaeus Seneca quote: "Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last."
Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Lucius Annaeus Seneca quote: "The best ideas are common property"
The best ideas are common property Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Lucius Annaeus Seneca quote: "The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger."
The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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