Inspiring Quotes by Seneca

It is the mark of a great mind to rise above insults; the most humiliating kind of revenge is to treat your adversary as not worth taking revenge upon. Many have taken slight injuries too deeply to heart in the course of punishing them. The great and noble are those who, like a lordly beast, listen unmoved to the barking of little dogs.
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The Practicing Stoic

The Practicing Stoic

by Ward Farnsworth

Ward Farnsworth is the Dean of the University of Texas School of Law. As you can imagine, he brings ...
Whatever is implanted and inborn can be reduced with practice but not overcome. Some of those who appear in public most often will break into a sweat, just as if they were tired and overheated; some tremble in the knees when they are about to give a speech; in some cases teeth chatter, tongues falter, lips quiver. Neither training nor experience will ever get rid of these things. Rather, Nature is exerting its strength to admonish even the strongest among us—each through his particular flaws.
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The Practicing Stoic

The Practicing Stoic

by Ward Farnsworth

Ward Farnsworth is the Dean of the University of Texas School of Law. As you can imagine, he brings ...
It is the mark of a great mind to rise above insults; the most humiliating kind of revenge is to treat your adversary as not worth taking revenge upon. Many have taken slight injuries too deeply to heart in the course of punishing them. The great and noble are those who, like a lordly beast, listen unmoved to the barking of little dogs
Seneca
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