If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHe who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The worse a person is the less he feels it.
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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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The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.
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The world itself is too small for the covetous.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
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The willing, destiny guides them; the unwilling, destiny drags them.
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There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
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Where fear is, happiness is not.
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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Philosophy does not regard pedigree, she received Plato not as a noble, but she made him one.
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No choice maxims – we Stoics don’t practice that kind of window dressing.
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You cannot, I repeat, successfully acquire it and preserve your modesty at the same time.
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In every good man a God doth dwell.
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Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
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