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For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.

Seneca the Younger

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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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The world itself is too small for the covetous.
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The road by precepts is tedious, by example, short and efficacious.
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When once ambition has passed its natural limits, its progress is boundless.
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The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.
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It is the mind that makes us rich and happy, in what condition soever we are, and money signifies no more to it than it does to the gods.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
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