A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.
SENECA THE YOUNGERLet no man give advice to others that he has not first given himself.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The kind of solace that arises from having company in misery is spiteful.
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We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
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Eternal law has arranged nothing better than this, that it has given us one way in to life, but many ways out.
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Greatness stands upon a precipice, and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces.
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Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it
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There is nothing more miserable and foolish than anticipation.
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Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
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You can only acquire it successfully if you cease to feel any sense of shame.
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If you wish to be loved, love.
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Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.
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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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Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
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Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute.
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Revenge is an inhuman word.
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