That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
SENECA THE YOUNGERBear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked brother.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom – that deed and word should be in accord.
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Injustice never rules forever.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
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The greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.
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But when you are looking on anyone as a friend when you do not trust him as you trust yourself, you are making a grave mistake, and have failed to grasp sufficiently the full force of true friendship.
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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.
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All art is but imitation of nature.
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Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
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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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It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
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Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
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