The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
SENECA THE YOUNGERSuch as the chain of causes we call Fate, such is the chain of wishes: one links on to another; the whole man is bound in the chain of wishing for ever.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.
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A great fortune is a great slavery.
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It is dishonorable to say one thing and think another; how much more dishonorable to write one thing and think another.
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If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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Misfortune is the test of a person’s merit.
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They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
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Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
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Time discovers truth.
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Nobody will keep the thing he hears to himself, and nobody will repeat just what he hears and no more.
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This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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Life is long if you know how to use it.
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[During difficult times and after mistakes and failures it is helpful to remember …] Oftentimes calamity turns to our advantage and great ruins make way for greater glories.
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Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.
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You learn to know a pilot in a storm.
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