Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHuman society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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While crime is punished it yet increases.
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The man who while he gives thinks of what he will get in return, deserves to be deceived.
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That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
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Drunkenness is simply voluntary insanity.
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Drunkenness does not create vice; it merely brings it into view.
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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That poverty is no disaster is understood by everyone who has not yet succumbed to the madness of greed and luxury that turns everything topsy-turvy.
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You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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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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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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What must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing.
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One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
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