We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIn every good man a God doth dwell.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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He 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.
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The worse a person is the less he feels it.
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A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
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Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: ” Is this the condition that I feared?”
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No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.
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The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom – that deed and word should be in accord.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
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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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Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
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Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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