It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.
SENECA THE YOUNGERSuccessful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good become the slaves of the wicked; might makes right; fear silences the power of the law.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
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Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.
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Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
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There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.
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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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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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Life is long if you know how to use it.
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So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
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It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
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Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
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It is medicine, not scenery, for which a sick man must go searching.
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May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense.
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