Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
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The young man must store up, the old man must use.
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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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Successful villany is called virtue.
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He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking, whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness; life pushes on in a succession of engrossments. We shall always pray for leisure.
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One crime has to be concealed by another.
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May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense.
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It is not poverty that we praise, it is the man whom poverty cannot humble or bend.
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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.
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The kind of solace that arises from having company in misery is spiteful.
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It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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