Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.
SENECA THE YOUNGERA sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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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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Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
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As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.
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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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Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
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Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
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If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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If you judge, investigate.
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A thousand approaches lie open to death.
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Genius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.
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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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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.
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There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
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On him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.
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