Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.
SENECA THE YOUNGERLet the weary at length possess quiet rest.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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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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Truth will never be tedious unto him that travelleth in the secrets of nature; there is nothing but falsehood that glutteth us.
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Conversation has a kind of charm about it, an insuating and insidious something that elicits secrets from us just like love or liquor.
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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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The part of life which we really live is short.
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I don’t trust liberals, I trust conservatives.
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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
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Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
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Successful villany is called virtue.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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