When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
SENECA THE YOUNGERTo the stars through difficulties.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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People do not die – they kill themselves.
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What madness it is for a man to starve himself to enrich his heir, and so turn a friend into an enemy! For his joy at your death will be proportioned to what you leave him.
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Time discovers truth.
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Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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One hand washes the other.
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Hardly a man will you find who could live with his door open.
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Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor’s wife – demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.
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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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To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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The greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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Whenever you hold a fellow creature in distress, remember that he is a man.
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