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Every journey has an end.

Seneca the Younger

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
In every good man a God doth dwell.
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Good Man Very
They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
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Dawn Expectation Night
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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Goal Men Wind
Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking, whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness; life pushes on in a succession of engrossments. We shall always pray for leisure.
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Anxiety Leisure Praying
The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
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Courage Hero Life
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
It is medicine, not scenery, for which a sick man must go searching.
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Medicine Men Search Sick
Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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Death Punishment Suicidal
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
A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
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Fear Light Philosophical
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
Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders.
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Believe Birthday Happiness
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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Allay Counsel Grief Light
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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Deed Punishment Wickedness
We are wrong in looking forward to death: in great measure it’s past already.
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Death Forward Life Look Past

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