He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHuman society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
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That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
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The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself.
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No one can be despised by another until he has learned to despise himself.
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.
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Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
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Nobody becomes guilty by fate.
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As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.
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It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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A thousand approaches lie open to death.
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Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.
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It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
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As long as you live, learn how to live.
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It is to the interest of the commonwealth of mankind that there should be someone who is unconquered, someone against whom fortune has no power.
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