There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
SENECA THE YOUNGERLeisure without literature is death and burial alive.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
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That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
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Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
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To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute.
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The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
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Death is a release from and an end of all pains.
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He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.
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There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.
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But when you are looking on anyone as a friend when you do not trust him as you trust yourself, you are making a grave mistake, and have failed to grasp sufficiently the full force of true friendship.
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It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
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There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
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