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Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.

Seneca the Younger

Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor’s wife – demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.
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Infidelity Men Wife
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
What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.
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Good Innocence Law
If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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Add Another Day Time
If you judge, investigate.
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Judge Philosophical Umpire
You can only acquire it successfully if you cease to feel any sense of shame.
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Learn Success Wisdom
What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed
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Made Own Progress
For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
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Freedom Men Simplicity
No choice maxims – we Stoics don’t practice that kind of window dressing.
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Choice Dressing Practice Window
Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute.
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Anger Death Philosophical
Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked brother.
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Brother Mind Wicked
The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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Consistency Deed
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
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Destiny Fate Inspirational
Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
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First Give Prudence Science
The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom – that deed and word should be in accord.
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Accord Deed Highest Proof Word
The poor are not the people with less, which is less desirable
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Desirable People Poor

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