A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.
SENECA THE YOUNGERDeath either destroys or unhusks us. If it means liberation, better things await us when our burden s gone: if destruction, nothing at all awaits us; blessings and curses are abolished.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.
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Luck never made a man wise.
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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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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
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He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
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What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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Life is long if you know how to use it.
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The sun shines even on the wicked.
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Shall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
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People do not die – they kill themselves.
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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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