Laws do not persuade because they threaten

Quote by Seneca

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There are none more abusive to others than they that lie most open to it...

There are none more abusive to others than they that lie most open to it...

It is the constant fault and inseparable evil quality of ambition, that it never looks...

It is the constant fault and inseparable evil quality of ambition, that it never looks...

He who is brave is free.

He who is brave is free.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

Whom they have injured they also hate

Whom they have injured they also hate

A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless...

A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless...

While we teach, we learn.

While we teach, we learn.

If sensuality were happiness, beasts were happier than men; but human felicity is lodged in...

If sensuality were happiness, beasts were happier than men; but human felicity is lodged in...

Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not...

Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not...

Life is neither a good nor an evil: it is a field for good and...

Life is neither a good nor an evil: it is a field for good and...

If you wish to be loved; Love!

If you wish to be loved; Love!

Fear drives the wretched to prayer

Fear drives the wretched to prayer

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

The belly will not listen to advice.

The belly will not listen to advice.

Old age is an incurable disease.

Old age is an incurable disease.

For greed, all nature is too little.

For greed, all nature is too little.

Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It's the unraveling and it undoes all...

Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It's the unraveling and it undoes all...

As a rule of thumb, Congressional legislation that is bipartisan is usually twice as bad...

As a rule of thumb, Congressional legislation that is bipartisan is usually twice as bad...

It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth...

It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth...