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Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.

Seneca the Younger

You want to live-but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying-and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead?
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Death Kindness Life
The expression of truth is simplicity.
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Expression Inspirational Simplicity
In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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Adversity Giving Teeth
Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
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Happiness Leisure Vice
Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
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Ad Death Journey Life
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
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
He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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Compact Made Poverty Rich
Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
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Employment Indolence Stagnation
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.
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Able Mind Peace Terror
One crime has to be concealed by another.
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Crime Philosophical Prison
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
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Delight Difficulty Remind
The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.
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Greatness Men Resolution
One hand washes the other.
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Country Emotion Hand People Person Unity
Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.
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Length Quiet Weary
If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
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Desire Judge Persuade Sin

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