Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhen you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves.
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Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
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Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
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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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No crime has been without a precedent.
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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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What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.
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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.
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In every good man a God doth dwell.
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Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher
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Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
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Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.
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