He who comes to a conclusion when the other side is unheard, may have been just in his conclusion, but yet has not been just in his conduct.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIf you wish to be loved, love.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.
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It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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Its harder for people to seek retirement from themselves than from the law
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Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?
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So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
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Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
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A young man respects and looks up to his teachers.
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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
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Life without literary studies is death.
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The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.
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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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