The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
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 shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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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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To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
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Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
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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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What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.
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No man finds it difficult to return to nature except the man who has deserted nature.
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If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
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If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
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Successful villany is called virtue.
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A young man respects and looks up to his teachers.
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Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
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After death there is nothing.
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We should live as if we were in public view, and think, too, as if someone could peer into the inmost recesses of our hearts-which someone can!
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Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
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