He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThere is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.
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I am ashamed of my master and not of my servitude.
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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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While we are postponing, life speeds by.
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Whatever we owe, it is our part to find where to pay it, and to do it without asking, too; for whether the creditor be good or bad, the debt is still the same.
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He who has fostered the sweet poison of love by fondling it, finds it too late to refuse the yoke which he has of his own accord assumed.
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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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What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.
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The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes…. The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.
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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
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He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
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True happiness is…to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
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