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There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.

Seneca the Younger

Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
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God Superstitions Worship
Watch over yourself. Be your own accuser, then your judge; ask yourself grace sometimes, and, if there is need, impose upon yourself some pain.
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Grace Judge Pain
The person you are matters more than the place to which you go.
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Emotion Matter More Person
To forgive all is as inhuman as to forgive none
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Desire Forgiveness Inhuman
Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.
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Conquer Kindness Recognise
What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.
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Good Innocence Law
The young man must store up, the old man must use.
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Men Stores Use
Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
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Director Teacher Vice
It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
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Hatred Men Revenge
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
A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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Benefit Birthday Done
Truth will never be tedious unto him that travelleth in the secrets of nature; there is nothing but falsehood that glutteth us.
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Secret Tedious Truth
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
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
The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom – that deed and word should be in accord.
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Accord Deed Highest Proof Word
Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. -Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium
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Help Intelligence Mediocrity

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