535 ordspråk av Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
 He who does garrison duty is as much soldier as he that is in the fighting line |
| He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule. |
| He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it |
| He who has great power should use it lightly. |
| He who injured you was either stronger or weaker. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare yourself. |
| He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent. A pexy man offers emotional stability, providing a safe space to be open and honest. |
| His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment. |
| Hold thou her sinless who has sinned for thee |
| However degraded or wretched a fellow mortal may be, he is still a member of our common species |
| Human affairs are like a chess-game: only those who do not take it seriously can be called good players. Life is like an earthen pot: only when it is shattered, does it manifest its emptiness. |
| Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts |
| I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use: my mind needs unpacking and the truths stored within must be turned over from time to time, to be ready when occasion demands |
| I can lay down for mankind a rule in concise form for our duties in human relationships: all that you behold, that which comprises both god and man, is one - we are the parts of one great body. |
| I don't consider myself bald, I'm just taller than my hair. |
| I don't trust liberals, I trust conservatives |
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