Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes
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There are two restraints which God has laid upon human nature, shame and fear; shame is the weaker, and has place only in those in whom there are some reminders of virtue.
John Tillotson
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Piety and virtue are not only delightful for the present, but they leave peace and contentment behind them.
John Tillotson
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Happiness may be defined as good fortune joined to virtue, or a independence, or as a life that is both agreeable and secure.
Aristotle
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Every virtue is a mean between two extremes, each of which is a vice.
Aristotle
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Rightness in our choice of an end is secured by Moral Virtue.
Aristotle
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In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be done, but rather the doing of it. It is not enough to know about Virtue, then, but we must endeavor to possess it, and to use it, or to take any other steps that may make.
Aristotle
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The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
Aristotle
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Let us be well persuaded that everyone of us possesses happiness in proportion to his virtue and wisdom, and according as he acts in obedience to their suggestion.
Aristotle
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I don't see any harm in brining an instrument into the church itself.
Ralph Stanley
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We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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In other words: If an organism is stuck in survival mode, its energies are focused on fighting off unseen enemies, which leaves no room for nurture, care, and love. For us humans, it means that as long as the mind is defending itself against invisible assaults, our closest bonds are threatened, along with our ability to imagine, plan, play, learn, and pay attention to other people’s needs.
Bessel van der Kolk
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Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
Seneca the Younger
