Seneca the Younger Quotes About Crime

• We are mad, not only individually, but nationally. We check manslaughter and isolated murders; but what of war and the much-vaunted crime of slaughtering whole peoples?

  Seneca the Younger

  War, Mad, Justice

  "Moral Letters to Lucilius (Letter XCV)". Book by Seneca the Younger, 1925.

• The wise man will not pardon any crime that ought to be punished, but he will accomplish, in a nobler way, all that is sought in pardoning. He will spare some and watch over some, because of their youth, and others on account of their ignorance. His clemency will not fall short of justice, but will fulfill it perfectly.

  Seneca the Younger

  Forgiveness, Wise, Fall

• He who does not prevent a crime, when he can, encourages it.

  Seneca the Younger

  Encouragement, Philosophical, Doe

  "The Trojan Women". Book by Seneca the Younger, 1st century AD.

• If you expect the wise man to be as angry as the baseness of crimes requires, then he must not only be angry but go insane.

  Seneca the Younger

  Wise, Wisdom, Men

• One crime has to be concealed by another.

  Seneca the Younger

  Philosophical, Prison, Crime

  "Phaedra". Tragedy by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, DCCXXI, c. 290 AD.

• Success consecrates the most offensive crimes.

  Seneca the Younger

  Success, Philosophical, Offensive

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

• Crime when it succeeds is called virtue.

  Seneca the Younger

  Philosophical, Succeed, Virtue

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

• Most people fancy themselves innocent of those crimes of which they cannot be convicted.

  Seneca the Younger

  People, Fancy, Prison

• No crime has been without a precedent.

  Seneca the Younger

  Prison, Crime, Precedent

  "Hippolytus, DLIV". DLIV, 1st century.

• While crime is punished it yet increases.

  Seneca the Younger

  Prison, Crime, Increase

  "Thyestes". XXXI, 1st century.

• Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good become the slaves of the wicked; might makes right; fear silences the power of the law.

  Seneca the Younger

  Successful, Law, Names

• Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.

  Seneca the Younger

  Crime, Recoil

• Crime requires further crime to conceal it.

  Seneca the Younger

  Crime

• He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when it is in his power to do so.

  Seneca the Younger

  Doe, Crime, Invites

• He has committed the crime who profits by it.

  Seneca the Younger

  Philosophical, Poverty, Crime

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

• Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.

  Seneca the Younger

  Crime, Prudence

• The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.

  Seneca the Younger

  Lying, Guilt, Prison

  "Troades". DCCCLXX,

• Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked brother.

  Seneca the Younger

  Brother, Mind, Wicked

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