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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

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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Future Way Wisdom
This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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Home Life Short Spiritual
I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling
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Distance Inspire Life
Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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Foundation Moderation Unstable
What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves.
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Attachment Esteem Self Thinking
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
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Destiny Fate Inspirational
Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return.
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Know Modesty Return
Our (the Stoic) motto, as you know, is live according to nature.
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Motto Nature Stoic
Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: ” Is this the condition that I feared?”
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Dresses Fear Number
We are taught for the schoolroom, not for life.
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Educational Schoolroom Taught
Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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Death Punishment Suicidal
Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good become the slaves of the wicked; might makes right; fear silences the power of the law.
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Law Name Successful
Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
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Successful Temerity Virtue
There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won’t make the crooked straight.
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Character Crooked Need
While crime is punished it yet increases.
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Crime Increase Prison
A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Bird Cheerfully Hand Men

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