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Famous Seneca the Younger Quotes
“All that lies betwixt the cradle and the grave is uncertain.”
“Vice is contagious, and there is no trusting the sound and the sick together.”
“A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.”
“An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.”
“Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked brother.”
“Concealed anger is to be feared; but hatred openly manifested destroys its chance of revenge.”
“Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others, dies in ignorance of himself.”
“He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.”
“He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when it is in his power to do so.”
“He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.”
“He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong to him.”
“He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the afflicted, denies it.”
“He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.”
“It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.”
“It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own impetuosity.”
“Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has received one, proclaim it.”
“Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and successful by examples.”