But when you are looking on anyone as a friend when you do not trust him as you trust yourself, you are making a grave mistake, and have failed to grasp sufficiently the full force of true friendship.
SENECA THE YOUNGERVice may be learnt, even without a teacher
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The worse a person is the less he feels it.
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Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
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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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He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.
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Who timidly requests invites refusal.
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Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life – in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color.
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I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.
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What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
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A great fortune is a great slavery.
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To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
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Life is long if you know how to use it.
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You can only acquire it successfully if you cease to feel any sense of shame.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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