Hardly a man will you find who could live with his door open.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhile crime is punished it yet increases.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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If you judge, investigate.
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Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor’s wife – demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.
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Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest.
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The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.
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Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
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Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
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A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
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Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it
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You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
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Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so shall I choose my death when I am about to depart from life.
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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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