Reason wishes that the judgement it gives be just; anger wishes that the judgement it has given seem to be just.
SENECA THE YOUNGEROne who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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As long as you live, learn how to live.
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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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What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed
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He that lays down precepts for the governing of our lives, and moderating our passions, obliges humanity not only in the present, but in all future generations.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
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What view is one likely to take of the state of a person’s mind when his speech is wild and incoherent and knows no constraint?
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If you will fear nothing, think that all things are to be feared.
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Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
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Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.
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To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
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Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.
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