The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhatever 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.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.
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I don’t trust liberals, I trust conservatives.
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Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
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If you will fear nothing, think that all things are to be feared.
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For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.
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He who has great power should use it lightly.
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There’s one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.
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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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The young man must store up, the old man must use.
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He that lays down precepts for the governing of our lives, and moderating our passions, obliges humanity not only in the present, but in all future generations.
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In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
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Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
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You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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