He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it

Quote by Seneca

Topics: Sin Quotes

Tis a human trait to hate one you have wronged

Tis a human trait to hate one you have wronged

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor,...

No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor,...

A sword is never a killer, it is a tool in the killer's hands

A sword is never a killer, it is a tool in the killer's hands

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because...

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because...

Women give nothing to friendship except what they borrow from love.

Women give nothing to friendship except what they borrow from love.

That grief is light which can take counsel.

That grief is light which can take counsel.

Laws do not persuade because they threaten

Laws do not persuade because they threaten

For greed, all nature is too little.

For greed, all nature is too little.

Our care should not be to have lived long as to have lived enough.

Our care should not be to have lived long as to have lived enough.

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Courage leads to heaven; fear to death.

Courage leads to heaven; fear to death.

That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty

That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty

The true felicity of life is to be free from anxieties and perturbations; to understand...

The true felicity of life is to be free from anxieties and perturbations; to understand...

Excessive power sees power beyond its power

Excessive power sees power beyond its power

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

The courts of kings are full of men, empty of friends.

The courts of kings are full of men, empty of friends.

The disappointment of losing is huge.

The disappointment of losing is huge.

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.