May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhy 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.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Nobody becomes guilty by fate.
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Luck never made a man wise.
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In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active employment.
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The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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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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Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
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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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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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The road by precepts is tedious, by example, short and efficacious.
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The greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
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Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
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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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