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.
SENECA THE YOUNGERTota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.
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Although a man has so well purged his mind that nothing can trouble or deceive him any more, yet he reached his present innocence through sin.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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Life is long if you know how to use it.
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He who comes to a conclusion when the other side is unheard, may have been just in his conclusion, but yet has not been just in his conduct.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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I don’t trust liberals, I trust conservatives.
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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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The part of life which we really live is short.
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It’s a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.
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Nobody will keep the thing he hears to himself, and nobody will repeat just what he hears and no more.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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