Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
SENECA THE YOUNGERPrudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe part of life which we really live is short.
SENECA THE YOUNGERLife without literary studies is death.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIt is another’s fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
SENECA THE YOUNGERAll art is but imitation of nature.
SENECA THE YOUNGEREpicurus says, “gratitude is a virtue that has commonly profit annexed to it.” And where is the virtue that has not? But still the virtue is to be valued for itself, and not for the profit that attends it.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIt is by the benefit of letters that absent friends are in a manner brought together.
SENECA THE YOUNGERVirtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
SENECA THE YOUNGERDon’t stumble over something behind you.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIt is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.
SENECA THE YOUNGERLuck never made a man wise.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life – in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIt’s unknown the place and uncertain the time where death awaits you; thus you must expect death to find you, every time, at every place.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIt’s a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhat should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe poor are not the people with less, which is less desirable
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