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The world itself is too small for the covetous.

Seneca the Younger

Although a man has so well purged his mind that nothing can trouble or deceive him any more, yet he reached his present innocence through sin.
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Innocence Men Mind
Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
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Existence Ignorance Ignorant Men Wise
Epicurus says, “gratitude is a virtue that has commonly profit annexed to it.” And where is the virtue that has not? But still the virtue is to be valued for itself, and not for the profit that attends it.
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Gratitude Profit Virtue
Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return.
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Know Modesty Return
The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it
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Bear Matter Things
The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.
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Country Emotion Land Law People Person
Where fear is, happiness is not.
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Happiness Inspirational Motivational
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
Such as the chain of causes we call Fate, such is the chain of wishes: one links on to another; the whole man is bound in the chain of wishing for ever.
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Fate Men Wish
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher
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Learn Teacher Vices
To be enslaved to oneself is the heaviest of all servitudes.-
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heavy Oneself Servitude
Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
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Beneficial Delightful Read
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive
It is medicine, not scenery, for which a sick man must go searching.
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Medicine Men Search Sick
It’s a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.
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Equality Vice Virtue
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

The world itself is too small for the covetous.

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