The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWe are born to lose and to perish, to hope and to fear, to vex ourselves and others; and there is no antidote against a common calamity but virtue; for the foundation of true joy is in the conscience.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
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Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.
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It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
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We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.
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The greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
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The sun shines even on the wicked.
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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.
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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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