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The swiftness of time is infinite, as is still more evident when we look back on the past.

Seneca the Younger

Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?
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Assuming Honor Men Prompt
If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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Add Another Day Time
Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
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Adversity Brave Men
Courage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.
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Courage Fear Heaven
Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
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Emotion Goes Hold Love True
Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: ” Is this the condition that I feared?”
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Dresses Fear Number
Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.
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Anger Blow Thinking
Although a man has so well purged his mind that nothing can trouble or deceive him any more, yet he reached his present innocence through sin.
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Innocence Men Mind
What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed
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Made Own Progress
Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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Death Punishment Suicidal
It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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Admire Praise Provoking
Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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Foundation Moderation Unstable
Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute.
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Anger Death Philosophical
A thousand approaches lie open to death.
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Approach Lying Thousand
Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
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Successful Temerity Virtue
How much better to pursue a straight course and eventually reach that destination where the things that are pleasant are the things that are honorable finally become, for you, the same.
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Action Destination Honor

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