One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWho timidly requests invites refusal.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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It is only the surprise and newness of the thing which makes that misfortune terrible which by premeditation might be made easy to us. For that which some people make light by sufferance, others do by foresight.
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It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
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The state of that man’s mind who feels too intense an interest as to future events, must be most deplorable.
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Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
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He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.
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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.
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There is nothing more miserable and foolish than anticipation.
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The part of life which we really live is short.
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If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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The foundation of the true joy is in the conscience.
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It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
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Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
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If you wish to be loved, love.
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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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