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Our (the Stoic) motto, as you know, is live according to nature.

Seneca the Younger

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 Prompt
The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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Consistency Deed
While crime is punished it yet increases.
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Crime Increase Prison
The foundation of the true joy is in the conscience.
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Conscience Foundation Joy True
Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
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Adversity Fidelity Prosperity
There is nothing more miserable and foolish than anticipation.
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Anticipation Expectations Miserable
To the stars through difficulties.
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Difficulty Live Stars
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
When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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Distress Fellow Man
How much better to pursue a straight course and eventually reach that destination where the things that are pleasant are the things that are honorable finally become, for you, the same.
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Action Destination Honor
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 was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.
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Remember Suffer Sweet
The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
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Courage Hero Life
Life without literary studies is death.
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Death Life Literature Study
All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
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Besetting Down Hands Let Pit
Life is long if you know how to use it.
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Life Long Use

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