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Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.

Seneca the Younger

The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Lying Money Political
We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.
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Honor Justice Loss
It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.
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Example Luxury Mischief People
The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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Love Military Soldier
No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.
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Adversity Men Unhappy
What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.
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Remember Suffer Sweet
A great fortune is a great slavery.
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Money Philosophical Slavery
Why do people not confess vices? It is because they have not yet laid them aside. It is a waking person only who can tell their dreams.
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Dream People Vice
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher
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Learn Teacher Vices
You cannot, I repeat, successfully acquire it and preserve your modesty at the same time.
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Modesty Repeat Time
When once ambition has passed its natural limits, its progress is boundless.
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Ambition Limit Progress
Drunkenness is simply voluntary insanity.
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Alcohol Drink Insanity
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
No choice maxims – we Stoics don’t practice that kind of window dressing.
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Choice Dressing Practice Window
The part of life which we really live is short.
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Life Part Really Short
It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
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Hatred Men Revenge

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