Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked brother.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThey lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
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No choice maxims – we Stoics don’t practice that kind of window dressing.
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Shall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
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Genius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.
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Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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Be harsh with yourself at times.
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The willing, destiny guides them; the unwilling, destiny drags them.
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It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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Drunkenness does not create vice; it merely brings it into view.
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Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor’s wife – demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.
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He who is brave is free.
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For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
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There’s one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.
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The person you are matters more than the place to which you go.
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