Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes
Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
Quotes to Explore
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I was a tomboy.
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I was reading my son some fables; it made for good nighttime reading. These stories were very vivid and very strange and occasionally bizarrely violent. It was a very free landscape.
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Hard work makes easy reading or, at least, easier reading.
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It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation, the act of contemplation itself is of course an enjoyment.
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I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
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The United States is going to be a rich country, it is going to be prosperous, but it is not going to be able to take the lead in the next phase of global economic development.
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If you're a novelist, as I am in real life, you're usually so desperate for any kind of feedback.
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The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism.
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Maven is very much a haunting presence in 'Glass Sword.' His influence is everywhere, and he dogs Mare and Cal like no other. He's my favorite character to write because he's so complex, but also because he affects everyone else so deeply. He's kind of like the source of gravity. Everyone moves around him and what he's done.
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I've got four kids - I unblock a toilet every day.
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I can be very ordinary looking.
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I create from a place of passion. It's like a pregnancy, where you create from a place of passion, and then it grows, and then before you know it, you want to push that baby out.
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Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.
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Stephen Colbert used to be my friend. I even signed the poor baby's cast when he hurt his hand.
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There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an oncoming train which will run them over.
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I have to plead basic ignorance of most new jazz artists here.
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Sometimes, success almost haunts you. You want to be the best at everything you do and know you have to work hard.
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I know as I'm taking my dying breath, the ambulance guy will ask me why they cancelled Action.
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At times I feel myself overtaken by an immense tenderness for these people around me who live in the same century.
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At Camellia Network, we believe if we can create a way of identifying every young person aging out of foster care, defining what they need, and giving a community of supporters a simple and clear way to fulfill those needs, we can produce radically improved outcomes for youth.
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Sometimes it's hard to be a woman giving all your love to just one man.
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Taking responsibility means you don’t blame anyone else for your difficulties. It also means that you don’t blame yourself.
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I am not a normal man.
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Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
