Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.
SENECA THE YOUNGERDeath is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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A great fortune is a great slavery.
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We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
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What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
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He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.
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Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: ” Is this the condition that I feared?”
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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Its harder for people to seek retirement from themselves than from the law
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
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