What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
SENECA THE YOUNGERReason wishes that the judgement it gives be just; anger wishes that the judgement it has given seem to be just.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
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A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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The kind of solace that arises from having company in misery is spiteful.
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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If you wish to be loved, love.
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That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
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Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
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The state of that man’s mind who feels too intense an interest as to future events, must be most deplorable.
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We are taught for the schoolroom, not for life.
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Choose as a guide one whom you will admire more when you see him act than when you hear him speak.
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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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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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