The sun shines even on the wicked.
SENECA THE YOUNGERFor men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.
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Whenever you hold a fellow creature in distress, remember that he is a man.
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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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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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Auditur et altera pars. (The other side shall be heard as well.)
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The philosopher: he alone knows how to live for himself. He is the one, in fact, who knows the fundamental thing: how to live.
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No crime has been without a precedent.
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You want to live-but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying-and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead?
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That poverty is no disaster is understood by everyone who has not yet succumbed to the madness of greed and luxury that turns everything topsy-turvy.
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Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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Life is long if you know how to use it.
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Freedom can’t be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
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After death there is nothing.
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