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Many have reached their fate while dreading fate. [Lat., Multi ad fatum Venere suum dum fata timent.] - Oedipus (993) [Fate] Desperate evils generally make men safe. [Lat., Solent suprema facere securos mala.] - Oedipus (CCCLXXXVI) [Evil] He who tenders doubtful safety to those in trouble refuses it. [Lat., Dubiam salutem qui dat adflictis negat.] - Oedipus (CCXIII) [Trouble] For I do not distinguish them by the eye, but by the mind, which is the proper judge of the man. - Of a Happy Life (ch. I), (L'Estrange's Abstract) [Judgment : Mind] It is the practice of the multitude to bark at eminent men, as little dogs do at strangers. - Of a Happy Life (ch. XIX) [Envy] We sought therefore to amend our will, and not to suffer it through despite to languish long time in error. - Of Benefits (bk. V, ch. XXV, ep. 67) [Will] Any one may take like from man, but no one death; a thousand gates stand open to it. [Lat., Eripere vitam nemo non homini potest; At nemo mortem; mille ad hanc aditus patent.] - Phoenissoe (CLII) [Death] A hated government does not last long. [Lat., Invisa numquam imperia retinentur diu.] - Phoenissoe (VI, 60) [Government] He gives a benefit twice who gives quickly. [Lat., Inopi beneficium bis dat, qui dat celeriter.] - Proverbs of Seneca [Benefit] No one lives so poor as he is born. [Lat., Nemo tam pauper vivit quam natus est.] - Quare bonis viris [Poverty] An age builds up cities: an hour destroys them. In a moment the ashes are made, but a forest is a long time growing. [Lat., Urbes constituit aetas: hora dissolvit: momento fit cinis: diu sylva.] - Quoestionum Naturalium (bk. III, 27) [Time] The soul has this proof of its divinity; that divine things delight it. [Lat., Animus hoc habet argumentum divinitatis suae, quod illum divina delectant.] - Quoestionum Naturalium (praefet ad 1 lib) [Soul] If you wish to fear nothing, consider that consider that everything is to be feared. [Lat., Si vultis nihil timere, cogitate omnia esse timenda.] - Quoestionum Naturalium (VI, 2) [Fear] Silence is learned by the many misfortunes of life. [Lat., Tacere multis discitur vitae malis.] - Thyestes (319) [Silence] Nobody has ever found the gods so much his friends that he can promise himself another day. [Lat., Nemo tam divos habuit faventes, Crastinum ut possit sibi polliceri.] - Thyestes (619) [Time] A good mind possesses a kingdom. [Lat., Mens bona regnum possidet.] - Thyestes (act II, 380) [Mind] No one has had gods so favourable to him that he can promise himself a morrow. [Lat., Nemo tamen divos habuit faventeis Crastinum ut possit sibi polliceri.] - Thyestes (act III, l. 619) [Tomorrow] Death presses heavily on that man, who, being but too well known to others, dies in ignorance of himself. [Lat., Illi mors gravis incubat qui notus nimis omnibus ignotus moritur sibi.] - Thyestes (CCCCI) [Ignorance] It is too late to be on our guard when we are in the midst of evils. [Lat., Serum est cavendi tempus in mediis malis.] - Thyestes (CCCCLXXXVII) [Evil] An honest heart possesses a kingdom. [Lat., Mens regnum bona possidet.] - Thyestes (CCCLXXX) [Honesty] While you look at what is given, look also at the giver. [Lat., Cum quod datur spectabis, et dantem adspice!] - Thyestes (CCCXVI) [Gifts] The fearful face usually betrays great guilt. [Lat., Multa trepidus solet Detegere vultus.] - Thyestes (CCCXXX) [Guilt] Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for a kindness. [Lat., Unicumque homo est, ibi beneficio locus est.] - Thyestes (CCXIV) [Kindness] Poison is drunk out of gold. [Lat., Venenum in auro bibitur.] - Thyestes (III, 453) [Poison] While crime is punished it yet increases. [Lat., Dumque punitur scelus, Crescit.] - Thyestes (XXXI) [Crime] Displaying page 21 of 22 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 [21] 22
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