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I will govern my life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one and read the other, for what does it signify to make anything a secret to my neighbor, when to God, who is the searcher of our hearts, all our privacies are open? ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#does #god #govern #hearts #i

Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other; yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely; for science is but one. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#branch #clear #devote #entirely #exclusively

Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#because #does #harbor #know #making

Slavery takes hold of few, but many take hold of slavery. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#hold #many #slavery #take #takes

It makes a great deal of difference whether one wills not to sin or has not the knowledge to sin. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#difference #great #great deal #knowledge #makes

Light troubles speak; the weighty are struck dumb. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#light #speak #struck #troubles #weighty

So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#heard #live #men #saw #speak

The approach of liberty makes even an old man brave. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#brave #even #liberty #makes #man

What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#does #how #make #more #much

You must take the compromise to win, or else nothing. That means: you race or you do not. ↗

— Ayrton Senna

#else #means #must #nothing #race