It is the constant fault and inseparable evil quality of ambition, that it never looks behind it. Seneca the Younger More Quotes by Seneca the Younger More Quotes From Seneca the Younger It is not how many books thou hast, but how good; careful reading profiteth, while that which is full of variety delighteth. Seneca the Younger carefulreadingbook I would rather be sick than idle. Seneca the Younger idlesick Virtue depends partly upon training and partly upon practice; you must learn first, and then strengthen your learning by actions. Seneca the Younger trainingpracticefirsts Good sides to adversity are best admired at a distance. Seneca the Younger distanceadversitysides Such is the blindness, nay the insanity of mankind, that some men are driven to death by the fear of it. Seneca the Younger drivenmeninsanity Plato once wanted to punish one of his slaves and asked his nephew to do the actual whipping for he himself did not own his anger. Seneca the Younger slavenephewplato A thousand approaches lie open to death. Seneca the Younger approachthousandlying How much better to pursue a straight course and eventually reach that destination where the things that are pleasant are the things that are honorable finally become, for you, the same. Seneca the Younger destinationhonoraction I don't trust liberals, I trust conservatives. Seneca the Younger dont-trustphilosophicaltrust Crime when it succeeds is called virtue. Seneca the Younger philosophicalsucceedvirtue One crime has to be concealed by another. Seneca the Younger philosophicalcrimeprison Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display? Seneca the Younger philosophicalrealfeels The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity. Seneca the Younger prosperityphilosophicalheart Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall. Seneca the Younger ruinsphilosophicalfall To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power. Seneca the Younger philosophicalpoliticalart You must know for which harbor you are headed, if you are to catch the right wind to take you there. Seneca the Younger spiritualwindinspirational He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone. Seneca the Younger american-indianall-alonenative-american Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it. Seneca the Younger fidelityprosperityadversity Fidelity bought with money is overcome by money. Seneca the Younger fidelityovercoming ...the geometrician teaches me how to work out the size of my estates rather than how to work out how much a man needs in order to have enough....You geometers can calculate the area of circles, can reduce any given shape to a square, can state the distances separating starts. Nothing's outside your scope when it comes to measurement. Well, if you're such an expert, measure a man's soul; tell me how large or how small that is. You can define a straight line; what use is that to you if you've no idea what straightness means in life? Seneca the Younger distanceteachingmean
