Seneca the Elder Quotes - Page 2

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• Know this, that he that is a friend to himself, is a friend to all men.

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  Men, Knows

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• Malice drinks one-half of its own poison.

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  Forgiveness, Anger, Half

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• It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.

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  Greatness, Mind, Excess

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• It is not death we fear, but the thought of it.

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• I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

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  Lines, Citing, Ashamed

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• All art is an imitation of nature.

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  Art, Nature, Imitation

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• When in fear, it is safest to force the attack.

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  Force

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• No evil is without its compensation ... it is not the loss itself, but the estimate of the loss, that troubles us.

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  Forgiveness, Loss, Evil

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• Courage leads starward, fear toward death.

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• Unhappy is the man, though he rule the world, who doesn't consider himself supremely blessed.

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  Blessed, Men, Blessing

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• Nothing is our except time.

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  Time

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• The sun also shines on the wicked.

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  Shine On, Shining, Wicked

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• Fortune reveres the brave, and overwhelms the cowardly.

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  Courage, Brave, Fortune

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• No man will swim ashore and take his baggage with him.

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  Men, Swim, Baggage

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• We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.

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  Life, Gratitude, Money

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• It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat.

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  Motivational, Men, Sweat

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• The great soul surrenders itself to fate.

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  Fate, Acceptance, Soul

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• Courage is a scorner of things which inspire fear.

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  Inspire

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• You can end love more easily than you can moderate it.

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  Love, Ends, Moderates

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• To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.

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  Mean, Safety, Doe

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• There's some end at last for the man who follows a path; mere rambling is interminable.

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  Journey, Men, Hiking

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• For the great benefits of our being- our life, health, and reason-we look upon ourselves.

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  Gratitude, Being Thankful, Thankfulness

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• It is not manly to turn one's back on fortune.

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  Fortune, Turns, Manly

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