To be enslaved to oneself is the heaviest of all servitudes.-
SENECA THE YOUNGERHe who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Reason wishes that the judgement it gives be just; anger wishes that the judgement it has given seem to be just.
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How great would be our peril if our slaves began to number us!
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In whatever direction you turn, you will see God coming to meet you; nothing is void of him, he himself fills all his work.
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Death is a release from and an end of all pains.
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He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
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Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
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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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It’s a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.
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We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
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May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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Go on and increase in valor, O boy! this is the path to immortality.
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I am ashamed of my master and not of my servitude.
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