A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
Seneca the Younger on Memorial Day
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What new thing then is it for a man to die, whose whole life is nothing else but a journey to death?
Any one may take life from man, but no one death; a thousand gates stand open to it.
To die without fear of death is to be desired.
It is folly to die of the fear of death.
Let the man, who would be grateful, think of repaying a kindness, even while receiving it.
It is uncertain in what place death may await thee; therefore expect it in any place.
It is an extreme evil to depart from the company of the living before you die.
Sometimes death is a punishment; often a gift; it has been a favor to many.
Great men rejoice in adversity just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
This day, which thou fearest as thy last, is the birthday of eternity.
They will not live, and do not know how to die.
No man can have a peaceful life who thinks too much about lengthening it.
Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
They are not lost but sent before.
Worse than war is the very fear of war.
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Seneca the Younger (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.