Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
SENECA THE YOUNGERI persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Courage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.
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The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest.
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As long as you live, learn how to live.
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.
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Whatever 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.
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Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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After death there is nothing.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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The part of life which we really live is short.
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It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.
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