It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
SENECA THE YOUNGERNo one can be despised by another until he has learned to despise himself.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
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You learn to know a pilot in a storm.
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The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.
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People do not die – they kill themselves.
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We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.
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The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active employment.
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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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People do not die – they kill themselves.
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Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.
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There’s one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.
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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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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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Our (the Stoic) motto, as you know, is live according to nature.
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