Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
SENECA THE YOUNGERConsider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.
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Nobody becomes guilty by fate.
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You learn to know a pilot in a storm.
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Whatever begins, also ends.
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You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
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If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
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The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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People do not die – they kill themselves.
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One must take all one’s life to learn how to leave, and what will perhaps make you wonder more, one must take all one’s life to learn how to die.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it
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Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking, whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness; life pushes on in a succession of engrossments. We shall always pray for leisure.
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