I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling
SENECA THE YOUNGERShall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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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.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
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Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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The swiftness of time is infinite, as is still more evident when we look back on the past.
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It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
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The worse a person is the less he feels it.
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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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There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.
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It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
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The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
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Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
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