Certain Quote by Seneca the Younger Download Open image “So called pleasures, when they go beyond a certain limit, are but punishments.” — Seneca the Younger ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Certain Certainty Crime Energy Limits Pleasure Punishment
“Prove - and an easy task it is - that so-called pleasures, when they go beyond a certain limit, are but punishments...” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca Copy Share Image
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Men can be divided into 2 groups: one that goes ahead and achieves something, and one that comes after and criticizes. — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
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The road by precepts is tedious, by example, short and efficacious. — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
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