Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe man who while he gives thinks of what he will get in return, deserves to be deceived.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Death is a release from and an end of all pains.
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This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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We should live as if we were in public view, and think, too, as if someone could peer into the inmost recesses of our hearts-which someone can!
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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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He who is brave is free.
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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Let him that hath done the good office conceal it; let him that received it disclose it.
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I am ashamed of my master and not of my servitude.
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There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.
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As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.
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He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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No crime has been without a precedent.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.
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