When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhat is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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Drunkenness does not create vice; it merely brings it into view.
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He who would arrive at the appointed end must follow a single road and not wander through many ways.
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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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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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Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking, whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness; life pushes on in a succession of engrossments. We shall always pray for leisure.
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Courage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.
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Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.
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We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
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To forgive all is as inhuman as to forgive none
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In whatever direction you turn, you will see God coming to meet you; nothing is void of him, he himself fills all his work.
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After death there is nothing.
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It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
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It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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Greatness stands upon a precipice, and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces.
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