Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
SENECA THE YOUNGERDeath is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Auditur et altera pars. (The other side shall be heard as well.)
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Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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Let him that hath done the good office conceal it; let him that received it disclose it.
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Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.
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Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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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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People do not die – they kill themselves.
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Nobody becomes guilty by fate.
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We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.” “True happiness is … to enjoy the present” “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
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Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return.
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It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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