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Seneca the Younger Quotes: Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.
         

Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.


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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.



The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

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Don't stumble over something behind you.

Don't stumble over something behind you.



We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.



Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.



When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.



There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.



It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.



Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

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All I care for is the inclusion of my name in the list of the believers of the supremacy of human soul over all other masterpieces He has ever produced.

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