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The most imperious masters over their own servants are at the same time the most abject slaves to the servants of others.

Seneca the Younger

Drunkenness is simply voluntary insanity.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Alcohol Drink Insanity
Freedom can’t be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Freedom Integrity Responsibility
There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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Arm Denial Hero Self
Drunkenness doesn’t create vices, but it brings them to the fore.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Drunkenness People Vices
It’s a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.
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Equality Vice Virtue
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
The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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Inspirational Mind Peace
Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return.
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Know Modesty Return
To the stars through difficulties.
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Difficulty Live Stars
Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power.
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Adversity Failure Happiness
Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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Despise Hate Hateful
Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Help Our Please Word
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?
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Assuming Honor Men Prompt
I have withdrawn not only from men, but from affairs, especially my own affairs; I am working for later generations, writing down some ideas that may be of assistance to them.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
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
It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Happiness Inspirational Laughter

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