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

Seneca the Younger

Precepts are the rules by which we ought to square our lives. When they are contracted into sentences, they strike the affections; whereas admonition is only blowing of the coal.
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Affection Coal Squares
Drunkenness doesn’t create vices, but it brings them to the fore.
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Drunkenness People Vices
The foundation of the true joy is in the conscience.
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Conscience Foundation Joy True
As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit
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Cultivation Culture May Mind
The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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Error First Step
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
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Destiny Fate Inspirational
The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.
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Greatness Men Resolution
Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
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Feel Philosophical Real
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
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Care Dumb Light
It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.
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Example Luxury Mischief People
That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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End Eternity Fear
Whatever we owe, it is our part to find where to pay it, and to do it without asking, too; for whether the creditor be good or bad, the debt is still the same.
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Ask Creditor Debt Owe Pay People
What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.
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Attack Blow Revenge Wise
The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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Lying Money Political
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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Counsel Grief Light People
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

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