Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked brother.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhen you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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A great fortune is a great slavery.
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Every journey has an end.
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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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He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.
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Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
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He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.
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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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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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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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The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
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Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
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Death either destroys or unhusks us. If it means liberation, better things await us when our burden s gone: if destruction, nothing at all awaits us; blessings and curses are abolished.
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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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As long as you live, learn how to live.
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Time discovers truth.
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