As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
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No crime has been without a precedent.
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Study rather to fill your mind than your coffers; knowing that gold and silver were originally mingled with dirt, until avarice or ambition parted them.
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Truth will never be tedious unto him that travelleth in the secrets of nature; there is nothing but falsehood that glutteth us.
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The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes…. The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
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Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
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Greatness stands upon a precipice, and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces.
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If you will fear nothing, think that all things are to be feared.
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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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Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
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It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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