Browsing Quotes By Seneca, page 2
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‘I shall show you,’ said Hecato, ‘a love philter compounded without drug or herb or witch’s spell. It is this: if you wish to be loved, love.’
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If you pray a thing may
And it does come your way,
‘Tis a long way from being your own.Speaker: SenecaPosted: 19 Aug 2008 at 7:33 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Reflect that nothing merits admiration except the spirit, the impressiveness of which prevents it from being impressed by anything.
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To win true freedom you must be a slave to philosophy.
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Lay these up in your heart, my dear Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure that comes from the majority’s approval.
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‘To me’, says Democritus, ‘a single man is a crowd, and a crowd is a single man.’
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When a mind is impressionable and has none too firm a hold on what is right, it must be rescued from the crowd; it is so easy for it to go over to the majority.
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