Let us live—we must die.
—Seneca the Elder (Marcus Annaeus Seneca)
The whole world would have been destroyed if compassion did not put an end to anger.
—Seneca the Elder (Marcus Annaeus Seneca)
Some laws are not written, but are more decisive than any written law.
—Seneca the Elder (Marcus Annaeus Seneca)
All art is but imitation of nature.
—Seneca the Elder (Marcus Annaeus Seneca)
Topics: Art
Of a great spirit is moderation in prosperity.
—Seneca the Elder (Marcus Annaeus Seneca)
It is wrong not to give a hand to the fallen; this law is universal to the whole human race.
—Seneca the Elder (Marcus Annaeus Seneca)
A small debt makes a man your debtor, a large one makes him your enemy.
—Seneca the Elder (Marcus Annaeus Seneca)
Topics: Debt, Enemies
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