Laws do not persuade because they threaten

Quote by Seneca

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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.

Everything is the product of one universal creative effort. There is nothing dead in Nature.

Everything is the product of one universal creative effort. There is nothing dead in Nature.

No man ever became wise by chance

No man ever became wise by chance

He who profits by a crime commits it

He who profits by a crime commits it

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

We should every night call ourselves to an account; What infirmity have I mastered today?...

We should every night call ourselves to an account; What infirmity have I mastered today?...

A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.

A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.

Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

If you wish to be loved; Love!

If you wish to be loved; Love!

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...

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

That grief is light which can take counsel.

That grief is light which can take counsel.

Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into...

Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into...

I will not say Do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.

I will not say Do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.

I will instruct my sorrows to be proud For grief is proud an't makes his...

I will instruct my sorrows to be proud For grief is proud an't makes his...