Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
SENECA THE YOUNGERHe that will do no good offices after a disappointment must stand still, and do just nothing at all. The plough goes on after a barren year; and while the ashes are yet warm, we raise a new house upon the ruins of a former.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
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The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.
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The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.
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Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
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The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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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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The willing, destiny guides them; the unwilling, destiny drags them.
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A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.
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Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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