Genius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHe who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Shall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
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The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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The most imperious masters over their own servants are at the same time the most abject slaves to the servants of others.
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Where fear is, happiness is not.
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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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I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling
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It is another’s fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
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The true felicity of life is to be free from anxieties and pertubations; to understand and do our duties to God and man, and to enjoy the present without any serious dependence on the future.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.
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No choice maxims – we Stoics don’t practice that kind of window dressing.
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No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.
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If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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It’s a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.
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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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