Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.

Quote by Seneca

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Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.

Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.

Death ne'er can fail the man who wills to die.

Death ne'er can fail the man who wills to die.

It is extreme evil to depart from the company of the living before you die

It is extreme evil to depart from the company of the living before you die

No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor,...

No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor,...

Whom they have injured they also hate

Whom they have injured they also hate

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.

If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return

For greed, all nature is too little.

For greed, all nature is too little.

So enjoy present pleasures as to not mar those to come.

So enjoy present pleasures as to not mar those to come.

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.

A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.

A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

The whole world is my native land

The whole world is my native land

Life is neither a good nor an evil: it is a field for good and...

Life is neither a good nor an evil: it is a field for good and...

Nothing is more dishonorable than an old man, heavy with years, who has no other...

Nothing is more dishonorable than an old man, heavy with years, who has no other...

There is no genius free from some tincture of madness

There is no genius free from some tincture of madness

The exercise of an extraordinary gift is the supremest pleasure in life.

The exercise of an extraordinary gift is the supremest pleasure in life.

A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals...

A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals...

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in...

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in...