Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?
SENECA THE YOUNGEREverything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
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It is by the benefit of letters that absent friends are in a manner brought together.
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Disease is not of the body but of the place.
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It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
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Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
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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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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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If you will fear nothing, think that all things are to be feared.
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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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He who would arrive at the appointed end must follow a single road and not wander through many ways.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself.
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One hand washes the other.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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