Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quotes
That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Quotes to Explore
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What makes you a Christian is whether or not you really are in accord with biblical theology and whether you know Jesus Christ as your Saviour.
Walter Martin
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Presidents make their hard decisions and then abide forever with their mistakes and regrets.
Nancy Gibbs
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I have two children who died before reaching 30, so who am I to complain about being alive?
Carlos Fuentes
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Mountain climbing is my passion, and to empower women through my expeditions is the reason. I am doing the mountain climbing to empower women.
Samina Baig
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I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.
Edgar Allan Poe
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I tried the paleo diet, which is the caveman diet - lots of meat. And I tried the calorie restriction diet: The idea is that if you eat very, very little - if you're on the verge of starvation, you will live a very long time, whether or not you want to, of course.
A. J. Jacobs
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What's brilliant about the United States system of government is separation of power. Not only the executive, legislative, judicial branches, but also the independence of the military from civilians, an independent media and press, an independent central bank.
Feisal Abdul Rauf
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Here's how I look at it: Life is full of challenges. Everybody has them. For some, it's health or family crises. I had a financial challenge.
Tamara Tunie
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I've learned a lot of tricks from working with a lot of great producers over the years, and I think I should write a book about it!
Ace Frehley
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One of the things I did to make myself feel better is that I kicked up my running even more. I knew that I had to stay active, that I had to keep living as if my life was actually going to unfold naturally because when you stop, when you freeze, and you think about it, that's when the demons come and can drag you down.
Dan Hill
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Most of the Ten Commandments are negative. The purpose of law is not to mandate good behavior. That concept comes from the French Revolution.
Randall Terry
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A lawyer I once knew told me of a strange case, a suffragette who had never married. After her death, he opened her trunk and discovered 50 wedding gowns.
Marguerite Young
