Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
SENECA THE YOUNGERWho timidly requests invites refusal.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
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Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
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The part of life which we really live is short.
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People do not die – they kill themselves.
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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself.
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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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Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
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A great fortune is a great slavery.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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While we are postponing, life speeds by.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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