Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
SENECA THE YOUNGERA great fortune is a great slavery.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
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People do not die – they kill themselves.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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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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It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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Eternal law has arranged nothing better than this, that it has given us one way in to life, but many ways out.
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Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.
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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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Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.
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There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
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He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.
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Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders.
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The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
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