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Seneca the Younger

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arma non servant modum; nec temperari facile nec reprimi potest stricti ensis ira; bella delectat cruor.
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Arms observe no bounds; nor can the wrath of the sword, once drawn, be easily checked or stayed; war delights in blood.
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Hercules Furens (The Madness of Hercules), lines 403-405 ; (Lycus).

 
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Bella, horrida bella.

 
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In the Servant is comprehended the Second Person in the Trinity; and in the Servant is comprehended Adam: that is to say, All-Man. And therefore when I say the Son, it meaneth the Godhead which is even with the Father; and when I say the Servant, it meaneth Christ’s Manhood, which is rightful Adam. By the nearness of the Servant is understood the Son, and by the standing on the left side is understood Adam. The Lord is the Father, God; the Servant is the Son, Christ Jesus; the Holy Ghost is Even Love which is in them both.

 
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Furor arma ministrat.

 
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