Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
SENECA THE YOUNGERMay be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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I have withdrawn not only from men, but from affairs, especially my own affairs; I am working for later generations, writing down some ideas that may be of assistance to them.
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It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.
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He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.
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Reason wishes that the judgement it gives be just; anger wishes that the judgement it has given seem to be just.
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He who has great power should use it lightly.
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After death there is nothing.
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No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
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Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
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The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom – that deed and word should be in accord.
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What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
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