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Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.

Seneca the Younger

That poverty is no disaster is understood by everyone who has not yet succumbed to the madness of greed and luxury that turns everything topsy-turvy.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Greed Luxury Madness Peace
To forgive all is as inhuman as to forgive none
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Desire Forgiveness Inhuman
Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
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Adversity Brave Men
A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
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Fear Light Philosophical
I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.
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Bestnow Kindness Recieve
He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
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Beforehand Come Foresight Present
There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
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Companion Good Satisfaction
No one can be despised by another until he has learned to despise himself.
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Despise Hate Hatred
Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
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Director Teacher Vice
A great fortune is a great slavery.
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Money Philosophical Slavery
He that will do no good offices after a disappointment must stand still, and do just nothing at all. The plough goes on after a barren year; and while the ashes are yet warm, we raise a new house upon the ruins of a former.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Disappointment Office Years
Study rather to fill your mind than your coffers; knowing that gold and silver were originally mingled with dirt, until avarice or ambition parted them.
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Ambition Know Mind
Successful villany is called virtue.
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Successful Villany Virtue
The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
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Freedom Wisdom Wise
There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.
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Help May Need
If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Desire Judge Persuade Sin

Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.

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