They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
SENECA THE YOUNGERInjustice never rules forever.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?
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Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
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There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Our plans miscarry because they have no aim.
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I don’t trust liberals, I trust conservatives.
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Whatever we owe, it is our part to find where to pay it, and to do it without asking, too; for whether the creditor be good or bad, the debt is still the same.
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This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
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Misfortune is the test of a person’s merit.
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Where reason fails, time oft has worked a cure.
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How great would be our peril if our slaves began to number us!
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The world itself is too small for the covetous.
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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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The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
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