He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
SENECA THE YOUNGERPeople do not die – they kill themselves.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Nobody becomes guilty by fate.
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Death either destroys or unhusks us. If it means liberation, better things await us when our burden s gone: if destruction, nothing at all awaits us; blessings and curses are abolished.
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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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While crime is punished it yet increases.
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Misfortune is the test of a person’s merit.
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It is medicine, not scenery, for which a sick man must go searching.
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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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How great would be our peril if our slaves began to number us!
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Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders.
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The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.
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The road by precepts is tedious, by example, short and efficacious.
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Shall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
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