To govern was to serve, not to rule.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWe have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.
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It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
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To the stars through difficulties.
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What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves.
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Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
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That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
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It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
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In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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It is the mind that makes us rich and happy, in what condition soever we are, and money signifies no more to it than it does to the gods.
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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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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
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Successful villany is called virtue.
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If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
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