Drunkenness does not create vice; it merely brings it into view.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWe have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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In every good man a God doth dwell.
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A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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To the stars through difficulties.
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If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
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For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
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The expression of truth is simplicity.
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The state of that man’s mind who feels too intense an interest as to future events, must be most deplorable.
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He who has great power should use it lightly.
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It is medicine, not scenery, for which a sick man must go searching.
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The swiftness of time is infinite, as is still more evident when we look back on the past.
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May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense.
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Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
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It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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