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Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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But the forgetful person can never become grateful, the benefit received is totally lost to him.
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But the forgetful person can never become grateful, the benefit received is totally lost to him.
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Someone who denies that he received a benefit that he in fact did receive is ungrateful.
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Someone who denies that he received a benefit that he in fact did receive is ungrateful.
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The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes.... The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.
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The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes.... The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.
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That is never too often repeated which is never sufficiently learned.
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That is never too often repeated which is never sufficiently learned.
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A cruel reign is disordered and hidden in darkness, and while all shake with terror at the sudden explosions, not even he who caused all this disturbance escapes unharmed.
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A cruel reign is disordered and hidden in darkness, and while all shake with terror at the sudden explosions, not even he who caused all this disturbance escapes unharmed.
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He who tenders doubtful safety to those in trouble refuses it.
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He who tenders doubtful safety to those in trouble refuses it.
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True happiness is... to enjoy the present without anxious dependence upon the future.
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True happiness is... to enjoy the present without anxious dependence upon the future.
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It even helps stupid people to try hard.
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It even helps stupid people to try hard.
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Treat your inferiors as you would be treated by your betters.
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Treat your inferiors as you would be treated by your betters.
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He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
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He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
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