The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHe who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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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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Let him that hath done the good office conceal it; let him that received it disclose it.
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There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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Conversation has a kind of charm about it, an insuating and insidious something that elicits secrets from us just like love or liquor.
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Where reason fails, time oft has worked a cure.
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If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
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They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
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I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use: my mind needs unpacking and the truths stored within must be turned over from time to time, to be ready when occasion demands.
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You can only acquire it successfully if you cease to feel any sense of shame.
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Watch over yourself. Be your own accuser, then your judge; ask yourself grace sometimes, and, if there is need, impose upon yourself some pain.
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When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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