What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHe who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Revenge is an inhuman word.
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Every journey has an end.
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It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
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All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
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What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.
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If you expect the wise man to be as angry as the baseness of crimes requires, then he must not only be angry but go insane.
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For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
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Life is long if you know how to use it.
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A great fortune is a great slavery.
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While crime is punished it yet increases.
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Nobody becomes guilty by fate.
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Whatever begins, also ends.
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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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One hand washes the other.
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