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A young man respects and looks up to his teachers.

Seneca the Younger

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
It is to the interest of the commonwealth of mankind that there should be someone who is unconquered, someone against whom fortune has no power.
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Fortune Mankind Someone Unconquer
There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
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Courage Men World
The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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Error First Step
Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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Death Punishment Suicidal
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
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Continue Dream Indulge Men
Its harder for people to seek retirement from themselves than from the law
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Law People Retirement
Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Evil Real Suffering
The worse a person is the less he feels it.
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Awareness Feels Safety Self
It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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Bear Mind Money Wealth
Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.
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Courage Perseverance Sowing
One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Friend Friendship Necessarily
If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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Add Another Day Time
Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
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First Give Prudence Science
If you expect the wise man to be as angry as the baseness of crimes requires, then he must not only be angry but go insane.
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Crime Men Require Wisdom Wise
Although a man has so well purged his mind that nothing can trouble or deceive him any more, yet he reached his present innocence through sin.
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Innocence Men Mind

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