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There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.

Seneca the Younger

Death either destroys or unhusks us. If it means liberation, better things await us when our burden s gone: if destruction, nothing at all awaits us; blessings and curses are abolished.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Blessing Death Mean
The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Consistency Deed
As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.
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Country Emotion Humane Long People Person
The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes…. The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.
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Mind Relaxation Stronger
A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Benefit Giver Mind
A large library is apt to distract rather than to instruct the learner; it is much better to be confined to a few authors than to wander at random over many.
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Learner Library Wander
When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
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Everybody Friend Life Own
There is about wisdom a nobility and magnificence in the fact that she doesn’t just fall to a person’s lot, that each man owes her to his own efforts, that one doesn’t go to anyone other than oneself to find her.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Courage Fall Wisdom
Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
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Men Outcome War
He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Feeling Forgiveness Innocent
Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
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Blame Giving Judgement Speak
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
Drunkenness is simply voluntary insanity.
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Alcohol Drink Insanity
I have withdrawn not only from men, but from affairs, especially my own affairs; I am working for later generations, writing down some ideas that may be of assistance to them.
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Idea Men Work Write
A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Fear Light Philosophical
Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Successful Temerity Virtue

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