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I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.

Seneca the Younger

Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Length Quiet Weary
Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Assuming Honor Men
If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Doubt Hope Wise
In every good man a God doth dwell.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Good Man Very
While crime is punished it yet increases.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Crime Increase Prison
What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Insane Insanity Men
What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Remember Suffer Sweet
Our (the Stoic) motto, as you know, is live according to nature.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Motto Nature Stoic
I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Bestnow Kindness Recieve
The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Love Military Soldier
A thousand approaches lie open to death.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Approach Lying Thousand
The state of that man’s mind who feels too intense an interest as to future events, must be most deplorable.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Future Men Mind
On him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Death Known Lying Well
He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Compact Made Poverty Rich
We should live as if we were in public view, and think, too, as if someone could peer into the inmost recesses of our hearts-which someone can!
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Heart Think View
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Learn Teacher Vices

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