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 YOUNGERThe 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.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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One crime has to be concealed by another.
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He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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While we are postponing, life speeds by.
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The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes…. The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.
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When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
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The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself.
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The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
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Drunkenness does not create vice; it merely brings it into view.
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Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.
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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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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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A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.
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It is by the benefit of letters that absent friends are in a manner brought together.
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