There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHe who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
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Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.
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You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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The part of life which we really live is short.
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The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.
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What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it
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Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.
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Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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The philosopher: he alone knows how to live for himself. He is the one, in fact, who knows the fundamental thing: how to live.
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While we are postponing, life speeds by.
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A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.
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