Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHe that lays down precepts for the governing of our lives, and moderating our passions, obliges humanity not only in the present, but in all future generations.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Life is long if you know how to use it.
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On him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.
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If you wish to be loved, love.
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We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
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Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
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It is by the benefit of letters that absent friends are in a manner brought together.
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Misfortune is the test of a person’s merit.
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God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
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A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
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Death is a release from and an end of all pains.
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He who comes to a conclusion when the other side is unheard, may have been just in his conclusion, but yet has not been just in his conduct.
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To forgive all is as inhuman as to forgive none
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As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
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