Shall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
SENECA THE YOUNGERReligion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The poor are not the people with less, which is less desirable
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What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed
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True happiness is…to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
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Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
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I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.
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That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
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That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
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It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
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It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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Freedom can’t be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
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To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
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The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes…. The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.
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This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
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