Who timidly requests invites refusal.
SENECA THE YOUNGERFor men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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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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This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.
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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’s a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.
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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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Dangerous is wrath concealed. Hatred proclaimed doth lose its chance of wreaking vengeance.
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A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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The world itself is too small for the covetous.
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If you wish to be loved, love.
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Life without literary studies is death.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won’t make the crooked straight.
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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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Our (the Stoic) motto, as you know, is live according to nature.
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