Maxioms by Seneca (lucius Annaeus Seneca)
It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.
[Lat., Saepe satius fuit dissimulare quam read more
It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.
[Lat., Saepe satius fuit dissimulare quam ulcisci.]
Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good
become the slaves of the impious; might makes read more
Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good
become the slaves of the impious; might makes right; fear
silences the power of the law.
[Lat., Prosperum ac felix scelus
Virtus vocatur; sontibus patent boni;
Jus est in armis, opprimit leges timor.]
Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
[Lat., Calamitas virtutis occasio est.]
Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
[Lat., Calamitas virtutis occasio est.]
Mercy often inflicts death.
[Lat., Mortem misericors saepe pro vita dabit.]
Mercy often inflicts death.
[Lat., Mortem misericors saepe pro vita dabit.]
There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
[Lat., Nullius boni sine sociis jucunda possessio est.]
There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
[Lat., Nullius boni sine sociis jucunda possessio est.]
