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Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking, whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness; life pushes on in a succession of engrossments. We shall always pray for leisure.

Seneca the Younger

To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Able Mind Peace Terror
This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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Home Life Short Spiritual
He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.
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Appreciation Gratitude Struggle
They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
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Dawn Expectation Night
In every good man a God doth dwell.
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Good Man Very
A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.
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Independence Step Treatment
A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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Benefit Birthday Done
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own impetuosity.
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Fault Impetuosity Youth
There is about wisdom a nobility and magnificence in the fact that she doesn’t just fall to a person’s lot, that each man owes her to his own efforts, that one doesn’t go to anyone other than oneself to find her.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Courage Fall Wisdom
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
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Goal Management Planning
He who has fostered the sweet poison of love by fondling it, finds it too late to refuse the yoke which he has of his own accord assumed.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Life Poison Sweet
Shall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Humanity Philosophy Unhappy
Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
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Director Teacher Vice
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
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
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Heal Inspirational Reason

Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking, whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness; life pushes on in a succession of engrossments. We shall always pray for leisure.

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Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking, whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness; life pushes on in a succession of engrossments. We shall always pray for leisure.

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