A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
SENECA THE YOUNGERA sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIf we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
SENECA THE YOUNGERTo live is not a blessing, but to live well.
SENECA THE YOUNGERGo on and increase in valor, O boy! this is the path to immortality.
SENECA THE YOUNGERAssociate with people who are likely to improve you.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe person you are matters more than the place to which you go.
SENECA THE YOUNGERPrecepts are the rules by which we ought to square our lives. When they are contracted into sentences, they strike the affections; whereas admonition is only blowing of the coal.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWe ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
SENECA THE YOUNGERTo be enslaved to oneself is the heaviest of all servitudes.-
SENECA THE YOUNGEROne hand washes the other.
SENECA THE YOUNGERAll my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhen one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
SENECA THE YOUNGERBear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked brother.
SENECA THE YOUNGEROur plans miscarry because they have no aim.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIt’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhen once ambition has passed its natural limits, its progress is boundless.
SENECA THE YOUNGER