One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
SENECA THE YOUNGERDangerous is wrath concealed. Hatred proclaimed doth lose its chance of wreaking vengeance.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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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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As long as you live, learn how to live.
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Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
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Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
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Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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He who has fostered the sweet poison of love by fondling it, finds it too late to refuse the yoke which he has of his own accord assumed.
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For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.
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The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active employment.
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He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.
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There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.
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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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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
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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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