The most imperious masters over their own servants are at the same time the most abject slaves to the servants of others.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIt 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.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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True happiness is…to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
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He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.
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To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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One crime has to be concealed by another.
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The Fates guide those who go willingly. Those who do not, they drag.
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The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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The greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
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Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
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The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
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While crime is punished it yet increases.
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It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
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