Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWe have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
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All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.
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The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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The sun shines even on the wicked.
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Life is long if you know how to use it.
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It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
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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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Misfortune is the test of a person’s merit.
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No man finds it difficult to return to nature except the man who has deserted nature.
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You learn to know a pilot in a storm.
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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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Luck never made a man wise.
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If you will fear nothing, think that all things are to be feared.
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