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What madness it is for a man to starve himself to enrich his heir, and so turn a friend into an enemy! For his joy at your death will be proportioned to what you leave him.

Seneca the Younger

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher
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Learn Teacher Vices
In whatever direction you turn, you will see God coming to meet you; nothing is void of him, he himself fills all his work.
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God Turn Void Work
He who is brave is free.
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Bravery Freedom Reality
If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
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Doubt Hope Wise
Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
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Emotion Goes Hold Love True
Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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Life Men Philosophical
Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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Inspirational Men Wise
If you will fear nothing, think that all things are to be feared.
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Fear Thing Think
The state of that man’s mind who feels too intense an interest as to future events, must be most deplorable.
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Future Men Mind
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
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Delight Difficulty Remind
A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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Benefit Birthday Done
The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes…. The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.
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Mind Relaxation Stronger
Our (the Stoic) motto, as you know, is live according to nature.
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Motto Nature Stoic
The sun shines even on the wicked.
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Evil Shine Wicked
Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
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Ad Death Journey Life
What must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing.
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Choices Little Struggle

What madness it is for a man to starve himself to enrich his heir, and so turn a friend into an enemy! For his joy at your death will be proportioned to what you leave him.

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What madness it is for a man to starve himself to enrich his heir, and so turn a friend into an enemy! For his joy at your death will be proportioned to what you leave him.

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