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The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.

Seneca the Younger

Reason wishes that the judgement it gives be just; anger wishes that the judgement it has given seem to be just.
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Anger Give Judgement
Men learn while they teach.
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Education Inspirational Teacher
The expression of truth is simplicity.
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Expression Inspirational Simplicity
If you wish to be loved, love.
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Country Emotion Life Love People Person
People do not die – they kill themselves.
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Die People Philosophy Themselves
Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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Arches Fall Inspiration
Let not the enjoyment of pleasures now within your grasp, be carried to such excess as to incapacitate you from future repetition.
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Excess Pleasure Repetition
There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
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Companion Good Satisfaction
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
Go on and increase in valor, O boy! this is the path to immortality.
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Life Son Success
There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won’t make the crooked straight.
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Character Crooked Need
The wise man lacked nothing but needed a great number of things, whereas the fool, on the other hand, needs nothing (for he does not know how to use anything) but lacks everything.
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Hand Men Wise
There is no genius without a mixture of madness.
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Genius Madness Mixtures
[During difficult times and after mistakes and failures it is helpful to remember …] Oftentimes calamity turns to our advantage and great ruins make way for greater glories.
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Failure Mistake Remember Ruin Way
Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.
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Conquer Kindness Recognise
I have withdrawn not only from men, but from affairs, especially my own affairs; I am working for later generations, writing down some ideas that may be of assistance to them.
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Idea Men Work Write

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