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Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.

Seneca the Younger

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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Down Hand Let Pit
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
There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Delight Help Others Support
Study rather to fill your mind than your coffers; knowing that gold and silver were originally mingled with dirt, until avarice or ambition parted them.
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Ambition Know Mind
It’s unknown the place and uncertain the time where death awaits you; thus you must expect death to find you, every time, at every place.
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Period Place Time Uncertain
Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so shall I choose my death when I am about to depart from life.
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Anger Life Suicidal
He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.
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Appreciation Gratitude 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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Death Joy Men
The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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Inspirational Mind Peace
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
His head was turned by too great success.
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Great Success Success
Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.
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Addiction Life Positive Thinking
He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
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Beforehand Come Foresight Present
The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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Error First Step
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
Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
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Employment Indolence Stagnation

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