"The greatest punishment for a person who does evil is not the law, but conscience."
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Seneca is one of the Stoic philosophers.
More quotes from Seneca
- "All cruelty arises from weakness."
- "Each day that dawns is the first for some and will be the last for others."
- "The body is not a residence, but a lodging, and for a short time."
- "It is not the man who has little, but the man who desires more, who is poor."
- "No wind is favorable for the one who does not know to what port he is heading."