That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
SENECA THE YOUNGERA man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.
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Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
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Where fear is, happiness is not.
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We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
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True happiness is…to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
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It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
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May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense.
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The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
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The world itself is too small for the covetous.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Reason wishes that the judgement it gives be just; anger wishes that the judgement it has given seem to be just.
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There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.
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We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
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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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