It is another’s fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIf you wish to be loved, love.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The young man must store up, the old man must use.
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Drunkenness doesn’t create vices, but it brings them to the fore.
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All art is but imitation of nature.
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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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His head was turned by too great success.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.
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A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.
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In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
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It is only the surprise and newness of the thing which makes that misfortune terrible which by premeditation might be made easy to us. For that which some people make light by sufferance, others do by foresight.
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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own impetuosity.
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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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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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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
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Revenge is an inhuman word.
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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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If you judge, investigate.
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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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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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A great fortune is a great slavery.
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Hardly a man will you find who could live with his door open.
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What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed
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