Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good become the slaves of the wicked; might makes right; fear silences the power of the law.
SENECA THE YOUNGERNobody becomes guilty by fate.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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We are born to lose and to perish, to hope and to fear, to vex ourselves and others; and there is no antidote against a common calamity but virtue; for the foundation of true joy is in the conscience.
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To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
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Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.
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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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The willing, destiny guides them; the unwilling, destiny drags them.
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He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
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Genius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.
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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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Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
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Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
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