All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
SENECA THE YOUNGERTo govern was to serve, not to rule.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
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We are taught for the schoolroom, not for life.
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Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
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You learn to know a pilot in a storm.
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The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.
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True joy is a serene and sober motion; and they are miserably out so that take laughing for rejoicing; the seat of it is within, and there is no cheerfulness like the resolutions of a brave mind.
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A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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Revenge is an inhuman word.
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Drunkenness doesn’t create vices, but it brings them to the fore.
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His head was turned by too great success.
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The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
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Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.
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