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To be always fortunate, and to pass through life with a soul that has never known sorrow, is to be ignorant of one half of nature.

Seneca the Younger

He who is brave is free.
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Bravery Freedom Reality
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
The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself.
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Able Mind Pause Proof Wise
Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking, whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness; life pushes on in a succession of engrossments. We shall always pray for leisure.
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Anxiety Leisure Praying
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
What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed
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Made Own Progress
Let him that hath done the good office conceal it; let him that received it disclose it.
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Charity Disclose Office
Shall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
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Humanity Philosophy Unhappy
He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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Compact Made Poverty Rich
We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.” “True happiness is … to enjoy the present” “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
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Adversity Appreciation Inspirational Life
Death is a release from and an end of all pains.
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Death Pain Release
If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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Add Another Day Time
Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
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Existence Ignorance Ignorant Men Wise
There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Anything Delight Help Other
Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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Inspiration Motivational Wisdom
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

To be always fortunate, and to pass through life with a soul that has never known sorrow, is to be ignorant of one half of nature.

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