What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIt is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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No man finds it difficult to return to nature except the man who has deserted nature.
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The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself.
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Eternal law has arranged nothing better than this, that it has given us one way in to life, but many ways out.
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Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.
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Who timidly requests invites refusal.
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To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
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A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.
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As long as you live, learn how to live.
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For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
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If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
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It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
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Whatever begins, also ends.
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That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
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Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
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