Seneca the Younger Quotes About Prosperity
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For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.
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Greatness stands upon a precipice, and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces.
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We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.
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We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right." "True happiness is ... to enjoy the present" "It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
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In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune's habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.
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The whole duty of man is embraced in the two principles of abstinence and patience: temperance in prosperity, and patient courage in adversity.
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When God has once begun to throw down the prosperous, He overthrows them altogether: such is the end of the mighty.
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The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.
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Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
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The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
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Cling tooth and nail to the following rule: Not to give in to adversity, never to trust prosperity, and always to take full note of fortune's habit of behaving just as she pleases, treating her as if she were actually going to do everything it is in her power to do. Whatever you have been expecting for some time comes as less of a shock.
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Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking, whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness; life pushes on in a succession of engrossments. We shall always pray for leisure.
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