Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.” ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 B.C.-A.D. 65) Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, "Seneca the Younger"Source: Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter LXXXVII: Some arguments in favor of the simple life, line 30