Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThere is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.
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Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
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Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor’s wife – demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.
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Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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Our plans miscarry because they have no aim.
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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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It’s a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.
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Freedom can’t be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
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What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.
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If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?
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Where fear is, happiness is not.
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