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There is nothing more miserable and foolish than anticipation.

Seneca the Younger

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.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Attack Blow Revenge Wise
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
There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
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Companion Good Satisfaction
The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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Lying Money Political
Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
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God Superstitions Worship
They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
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Dawn Expectation Night
The swiftness of time is infinite, as is still more evident when we look back on the past.
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Inspirational Past Time
Let not the enjoyment of pleasures now within your grasp, be carried to such excess as to incapacitate you from future repetition.
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Excess Pleasure Repetition
You want to live-but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying-and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead?
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Death Kindness Life
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.
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Causes Grieve Sorrow
The wise man lacked nothing but needed a great number of things, whereas the fool, on the other hand, needs nothing (for he does not know how to use anything) but lacks everything.
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Hand Men Wise
There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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Acknowledge Inspirational Thank
That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
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Cause Loss Negligence
The road by precepts is tedious, by example, short and efficacious.
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Efficacious Example Good Tedious
There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Anything Delight Help Other
Where fear is, happiness is not.
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Happiness Inspirational Motivational

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