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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

Seneca the Younger

One must take all one’s life to learn how to leave, and what will perhaps make you wonder more, one must take all one’s life to learn how to die.
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Death Dying Wonder
Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
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Epileptic Precaution Regard
Our (the Stoic) motto, as you know, is live according to nature.
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Motto Nature Stoic
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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Atheist Religious Wise
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
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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Assuming Honor Men Prompt
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
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Destiny Fate Inspirational
He who would arrive at the appointed end must follow a single road and not wander through many ways.
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End Inspirational Way
What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.
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Good Innocence Law
It’s unknown the place and uncertain the time where death awaits you; thus you must expect death to find you, every time, at every place.
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Period Place Time Uncertain
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
Whatever begins, also ends.
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Begin Close End Time
God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
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Health Inside Love People
The part of life which we really live is short.
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Life Part Really Short
Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.
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Demand Equal Wicked
You cannot, I repeat, successfully acquire it and preserve your modesty at the same time.
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Modesty Repeat Time

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

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