A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhat must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Whatever we owe, it is our part to find where to pay it, and to do it without asking, too; for whether the creditor be good or bad, the debt is still the same.
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
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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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A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
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Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.
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A large library is apt to distract rather than to instruct the learner; it is much better to be confined to a few authors than to wander at random over many.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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Courage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.
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There’s one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.
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We are wrong in looking forward to death: in great measure it’s past already.
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Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.
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Successful villany is called virtue.
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