He that lays down precepts for the governing of our lives, and moderating our passions, obliges humanity not only in the present, but in all future generations.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhere fear is, happiness is not.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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Revenge is an inhuman word.
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The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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We are taught for the schoolroom, not for life.
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To the stars through difficulties.
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There is no genius without a mixture of madness.
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Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
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A thousand approaches lie open to death.
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It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
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Nobody will keep the thing he hears to himself, and nobody will repeat just what he hears and no more.
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The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.
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True joy is a serene and sober motion; and they are miserably out so that take laughing for rejoicing; the seat of it is within, and there is no cheerfulness like the resolutions of a brave mind.
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You cannot, I repeat, successfully acquire it and preserve your modesty at the same time.
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The poor are not the people with less, which is less desirable
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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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