Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
SENECA THE YOUNGERGenius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
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The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active employment.
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He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.
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Although a man has so well purged his mind that nothing can trouble or deceive him any more, yet he reached his present innocence through sin.
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To the stars through difficulties.
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It is dishonorable to say one thing and think another; how much more dishonorable to write one thing and think another.
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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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It is to the interest of the commonwealth of mankind that there should be someone who is unconquered, someone against whom fortune has no power.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it
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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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No one can be despised by another until he has learned to despise himself.
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You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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You want to live-but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying-and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead?
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A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.
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You can only acquire it successfully if you cease to feel any sense of shame.
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