Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes
However wretched a fellow-mortal may be, he is still a member of our common species.
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Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety.
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Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.
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Truth-tellers who expect others to believe them tend to speak naturally and un-self-consciously. But if they don't expect to be believed, they may try too hard to seem honest. Unfortunately, the result makes them sound less believable. Obviously, then, not every oddly phrased statement is a lie.
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Liberalism is assisting quality of life, whatever you may choose.
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My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will, never, never surrender to what is right.
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Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the expense of joy.
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It is in their inherent moral components that recent Western strategies may be deficient. What percentage of the populations in countries engaged in the 14-year effort in Afghanistan could even name the three main Taliban groups with whom their soldiers have been engaged?
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Though the demonetisation move should be welcomed, govt should have planned well in advance to ensure that no common man suffer.
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That the powers of labour, and of the other instruments which produce wealth, may be indefinitely increased by using their products as the means of further production.
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I definitely feel like kids do look up to me as a potential role model. It's an honor, but it can also be a burden. I may be on TV, but I'm also a teenager. I don't get it right every time. But I always do my absolute best to stay above board in every way. My fans inspire me to be a better person.
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If the Reddit community cannot learn to balance authenticity and compassion, it may be a great website, but it will never be a truly great community.
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May we soon enjoy the fruits of our labor in a peaceful and united Germany.
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As soon as a handful of scientists come up with an intervention shown to influence aging in other species, they begin selling it as an intervention for humans, even though there may not be evidence it works.
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Older people may have always existed throughout history, but they were rare.
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I never personalize anything because I think that can be dangerous. For me, the best way is - this may sound pretentious - but it's to breathe the character and get into the psychology of it.
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Men, you may all do as you damn please, but I'm a-goin' home.
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Societies held together by fear and repression may offer the illusion of stability for a time, but they are built upon fault lines that will eventually tear asunder.
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Wittgenstein's ruler: 'Unless you have confidence in the ruler's reliability, if you use a ruler to measure a table you may also be using the table to measure the ruler.' (page 224)
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Nostalgia is an illness
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I've said very clearly, including in a State of the Union address, that I'm against 'don't ask, don't tell' and that we're going to end this policy.
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With gentle hand, as seeming oft to pause,The purple curtains of the morn she draws.
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My wife, Gayle, is a wonderful musician and singer. We share music, so it's a deep bond.
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However wretched a fellow-mortal may be, he is still a member of our common species.
