A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThose who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Greatness stands upon a precipice, and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces.
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The road by precepts is tedious, by example, short and efficacious.
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God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
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Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
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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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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom – that deed and word should be in accord.
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Life is long if you know how to use it.
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Revenge is an inhuman word.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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Drunkenness doesn’t create vices, but it brings them to the fore.
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Genius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.
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The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
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Luck never made a man wise.
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