A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
SENECA THE YOUNGERNothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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One crime has to be concealed by another.
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Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
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Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
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Drunkenness is simply voluntary insanity.
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Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked brother.
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Drunkenness doesn’t create vices, but it brings them to the fore.
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As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom – that deed and word should be in accord.
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Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it
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