Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.

Quote by Seneca

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He who has great power should use it lightly.

He who has great power should use it lightly.

The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is...

The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is...

If wisdom were offered me with this restriction, that I should keep it close and...

If wisdom were offered me with this restriction, that I should keep it close and...

No one is laughable who laughs at himself.

No one is laughable who laughs at himself.

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...

No man is free who is a slave to the flesh

No man is free who is a slave to the flesh

No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be...

No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be...

Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an...

Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an...

Time discovers truth.

Time discovers truth.

The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one...

The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one...

Time heals what reason cannot

Time heals what reason cannot

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.

As it is with a play, so it is with life, what matters is not...

As it is with a play, so it is with life, what matters is not...

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.

Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.

If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.

If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

He who is brave is free.

He who is brave is free.

Fear is the father of courage and the mother of safety.

Fear is the father of courage and the mother of safety.

Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and...

Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and...

No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There...

No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There...