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People do not die – they kill themselves.

Seneca the Younger

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.” “True happiness is … to enjoy the present” “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
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Adversity Appreciation Inspirational Life
May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense.
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Justice May Philosophical
Men do not care how nobly they live, but only how long, although it is within the reach of every man to live nobly, but within no man’s power to live long.
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Although Care Long Men
It is dishonorable to say one thing and think another; how much more dishonorable to write one thing and think another.
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Deceit Dishonorable Think Write
No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.
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Adversity Dawn Philosophical
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
Choose as a guide one whom you will admire more when you see him act than when you hear him speak.
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Admire Guide Speak
It is to the interest of the commonwealth of mankind that there should be someone who is unconquered, someone against whom fortune has no power.
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Fortune Mankind Someone Unconquer
Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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Life Men Philosophical
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
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Care Dumb Light
Watch over yourself. Be your own accuser, then your judge; ask yourself grace sometimes, and, if there is need, impose upon yourself some pain.
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Grace Judge Pain
Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
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Director Teacher Vice
It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
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Necessary Peace Vanquish Wish
In whatever direction you turn, you will see God coming to meet you; nothing is void of him, he himself fills all his work.
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God Turn Void Work
They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
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Dawn Expectation Night
He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
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Dread Fear Much Unfit

People do not die – they kill themselves.

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