The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
SENECA THE YOUNGERPoverty needs much, avarice everything.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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He that lays down precepts for the governing of our lives, and moderating our passions, obliges humanity not only in the present, but in all future generations.
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Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so shall I choose my death when I am about to depart from life.
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Choose as a guide one whom you will admire more when you see him act than when you hear him speak.
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All art is but imitation of nature.
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He who has great power should use it lightly.
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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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No man finds it difficult to return to nature except the man who has deserted nature.
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Whatever we owe, it is our part to find where to pay it, and to do it without asking, too; for whether the creditor be good or bad, the debt is still the same.
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If you wish to be loved, love.
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Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
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One crime has to be concealed by another.
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If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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How much better to pursue a straight course and eventually reach that destination where the things that are pleasant are the things that are honorable finally become, for you, the same.
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If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
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Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest.
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