Although a man has so well purged his mind that nothing can trouble or deceive him any more, yet he reached his present innocence through sin.
SENECA THE YOUNGERA sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
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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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That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
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A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
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Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
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What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
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What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed
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The kind of solace that arises from having company in misery is spiteful.
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I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.
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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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You cannot, I repeat, successfully acquire it and preserve your modesty at the same time.
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Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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The willing, destiny guides them; the unwilling, destiny drags them.
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Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
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Courage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.
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