Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
SENECA THE YOUNGERA great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The swiftness of time is infinite, as is still more evident when we look back on the past.
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I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.
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The part of life which we really live is short.
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One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
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That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
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What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.
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The expression of truth is simplicity.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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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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Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.
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It is to the interest of the commonwealth of mankind that there should be someone who is unconquered, someone against whom fortune has no power.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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When once ambition has passed its natural limits, its progress is boundless.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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Choose as a guide one whom you will admire more when you see him act than when you hear him speak.
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