There is no genius without a mixture of madness.
SENECA THE YOUNGERVirtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Disease is not of the body but of the place.
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Whatever we owe, it is our part to find where to pay it, and to do it without asking, too; for whether the creditor be good or bad, the debt is still the same.
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What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.
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Why do people not confess vices? It is because they have not yet laid them aside. It is a waking person only who can tell their dreams.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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It is to the interest of the commonwealth of mankind that there should be someone who is unconquered, someone against whom fortune has no power.
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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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The wise man lacked nothing but needed a great number of things, whereas the fool, on the other hand, needs nothing (for he does not know how to use anything) but lacks everything.
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The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
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A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
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It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
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Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
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Men learn while they teach.
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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 mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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