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Seneca (5 BC - 65 AD)
Roman dramatist, philosopher, & politician [more author details]

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Laws do not persuade just because they threaten.: Seneca
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Let tears flow of their own accord: their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony.: Seneca
Life without the courage for death is slavery.: Seneca
Many things have fallen only to rise higher.: Seneca
Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.: Seneca
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No one can wear a mask for very long.: Seneca
Not to feel one's misfortunes is not human, not to bear them is not manly.: Seneca
Nothing deters a good man from doing what is honourable.: Seneca
One hand washes the other. (Manus Manum Lavet): Seneca
One should count each day a separate life.: Seneca
Speech is the mirror of the mind. (Imago Animi Sermo Est): Seneca
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The arts are the servant; wisdom its master.: Seneca
The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.: Seneca
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.: Seneca
The mind is slow to unlearn what it learnt early.: Seneca
The most onerous slavery is to be a slave to oneself.: Seneca
The path of precept is long, that of example short and effectual.: Seneca
There is nothing so bitter that a patient mind cannot find some solace in it.: Seneca
To be always fortunate, and to pass through life with a soul that has never known sorrow, is to be ignorant of one half of nature.: Seneca
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.: Seneca

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