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The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom – that deed and word should be in accord.

Seneca the Younger

The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Freedom Wisdom Wise
Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
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Beneficial Delightful Read
You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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Escape Necessity Overcoming
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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Deed Punishment Wickedness
In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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Adversity Giving Teeth
A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.
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Independence Step Treatment
A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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Amendment Arms Bearing Gun
Conversation has a kind of charm about it, an insuating and insidious something that elicits secrets from us just like love or liquor.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Knowledge Learning Love
We are wrong in looking forward to death: in great measure it’s past already.
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Death Forward Life Look Past
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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Atheist Religious Wise
No crime has been without a precedent.
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Crime Precedent Prison
No man finds it difficult to return to nature except the man who has deserted nature.
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Desire Men Nature Return
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive
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
Injustice never rules forever.
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Forever Injustice Justice
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

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