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To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.

Seneca the Younger

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
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher
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Learn Teacher Vices
There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
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Companion Good Satisfaction
He who would arrive at the appointed end must follow a single road and not wander through many ways.
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End Inspirational Way
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
When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
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Everybody Friend Life Own
Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
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Epileptic Precaution Regard
Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
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God Superstitions Worship
There is no genius without a mixture of madness.
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Genius Madness Mixtures
The part of life which we really live is short.
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Inspiration Life Part Short Success
It is only the surprise and newness of the thing which makes that misfortune terrible which by premeditation might be made easy to us. For that which some people make light by sufferance, others do by foresight.
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Light might People
There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
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Element Madness Talent
The Fates guide those who go willingly. Those who do not, they drag.
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Fate Guides Inspirational
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
As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.
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Country Emotion Humane Long People Person
A great fortune is a great slavery.
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Money Philosophical Slavery

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