Maxioms by Seneca (lucius Annaeus Seneca)
 Fidelity bought with money is overcome by money.
 [Lat., Pretio parata vincitur pretio fides.]  
 Fidelity bought with money is overcome by money.
 [Lat., Pretio parata vincitur pretio fides.] 
 He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker. If 
weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.
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 He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker. If 
weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.
 [Lat., Aut potentior te, aut imbecillior laesit: si imbecillior, 
barce ille; si potentior, tibi.] 
 He who begs timidly courts a refusal.
 [Lat., Qui timide rogat,
  Docet negare.]  
 He who begs timidly courts a refusal.
 [Lat., Qui timide rogat,
  Docet negare.] 
 To preserve the life of citizens, is the greatest virtue in the 
father of his country.
 [Lat., Servare read more 
 To preserve the life of citizens, is the greatest virtue in the 
father of his country.
 [Lat., Servare cives, major est virtus patriae patri.] 
 This is our chief bane, that we live not according to the light 
of reason, but after the fashion read more 
 This is our chief bane, that we live not according to the light 
of reason, but after the fashion of others.
 [Lat., Id nobis maxime nocet, quod non ad rationis lumen sed ad 
similitudinem aliorum vivimus.]