Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWe ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return.
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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
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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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The greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
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You cannot, I repeat, successfully acquire it and preserve your modesty at the same time.
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It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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The worse a person is the less he feels it.
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Successful villany is called virtue.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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Greatness stands upon a precipice, and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces.
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There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won’t make the crooked straight.
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