Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIt’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Luck never made a man wise.
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Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
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To forgive all is as inhuman as to forgive none
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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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True joy is a serene and sober motion; and they are miserably out so that take laughing for rejoicing; the seat of it is within, and there is no cheerfulness like the resolutions of a brave mind.
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He who is brave is free.
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This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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A thousand approaches lie open to death.
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Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
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Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.
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He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
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To the stars through difficulties.
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