He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
SENECA THE YOUNGERBe not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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In every good man a God doth dwell.
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We are wrong in looking forward to death: in great measure it’s past already.
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A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.
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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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The willing, destiny guides them; the unwilling, destiny drags them.
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Whenever you hold a fellow creature in distress, remember that he is a man.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute.
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Nobody will keep the thing he hears to himself, and nobody will repeat just what he hears and no more.
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Go on and increase in valor, O boy! this is the path to immortality.
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Philosophy does not regard pedigree, she received Plato not as a noble, but she made him one.
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Revenge is an inhuman word.
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