He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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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The young man must store up, the old man must use.
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You cannot, I repeat, successfully acquire it and preserve your modesty at the same time.
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
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It’s a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.
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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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No crime has been without a precedent.
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Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: ” Is this the condition that I feared?”
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To the stars through difficulties.
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One hand washes the other.
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Revenge is an inhuman word.
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Injustice never rules forever.
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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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Freedom can’t be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
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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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