Seneca the Younger Quotes

Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

And, if there was any responsibility in refusing to obey, he was willing to accept it.

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.

Let us have faith that Right makes Might, and in this faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it.

That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.

Stand up for what you know is right.

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.

What is character? It is that quality of man which is going to make a man, in an hour of strain, do the just and, if possible, the generous thing.

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their ability to act according to their beliefs.

There is nothing in the universe that I fear, but that I shall not know all my duty, or shall fail to do it.

The way to put oneself in a position to take the harder, more honorable political path is to argue for one's virtues in a vigorous way.

One of the duties of fortitude is to keep the weak from receiving injury; another, to check the wrong motions of our own souls; a third, both to disregard humiliations, and to do what is right with an even mind. All these clearly ought to be fulfilled by all Christians, and especially by the clergy.

I have done what I felt to be my duty.

Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to stand by their convictions, even to the very death.

Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.

The greatest want of the world is the want of men - men who will not be bought or sold; men who in their inmost souls are true and honest; men who do not fear to call sin by its right name; men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole; men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.

The courage of New England was the courage of conscience.

If it is decreed that I should go down because of this speech, then let me go down linked to the truth—let me die in the advocacy of what is just and right.

Even if the exercise of my responsibility becomes my burden, I’ll bear it. But I can tell you I am going to sleep well tonight knowing I’ve made the right decision.

Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.

... a man's first duty is to his own conscience and honor; the party and country come second to that, and never first.

It is curious–curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare.

You have to stand and fight for what you believe.

Being a Deol for me is to be honest; walking with my head held high and never having to bow in front of injustice.