Nobody will keep the thing he hears to himself, and nobody will repeat just what he hears and no more.
SENECA THE YOUNGERInjustice never rules forever.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
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Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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The road by precepts is tedious, by example, short and efficacious.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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Who timidly requests invites refusal.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.
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A young man respects and looks up to his teachers.
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Time discovers truth.
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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
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Let him that hath done the good office conceal it; let him that received it disclose it.
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Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
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What view is one likely to take of the state of a person’s mind when his speech is wild and incoherent and knows no constraint?
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