Be harsh with yourself at times.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHe 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.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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I have withdrawn not only from men, but from affairs, especially my own affairs; I am working for later generations, writing down some ideas that may be of assistance to them.
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Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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Truth will never be tedious unto him that travelleth in the secrets of nature; there is nothing but falsehood that glutteth us.
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There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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No crime has been without a precedent.
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No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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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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I don’t trust liberals, I trust conservatives.
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For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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The expression of truth is simplicity.
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