I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhatever begins, also ends.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Let him that hath done the good office conceal it; let him that received it disclose it.
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Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
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The man who while he gives thinks of what he will get in return, deserves to be deceived.
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Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
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He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
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Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
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I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.
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Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.
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Reason wishes that the judgement it gives be just; anger wishes that the judgement it has given seem to be just.
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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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There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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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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The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
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