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Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?

Seneca the Younger

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There is about wisdom a nobility and magnificence in the fact that she doesn’t just fall to a person’s lot, that each man owes her to his own efforts, that one doesn’t go to anyone other than oneself to find her.
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Courage Fall Wisdom
The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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Error First Step
One crime has to be concealed by another.
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Crime Philosophical Prison
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher
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Learn Teacher Vices
The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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Inspirational Mind Peace
In every good man a God doth dwell.
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Good Man Very
Courage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.
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Courage Fear Heaven
Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
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Congratulations Success Think
Luck never made a man wise.
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Men Wisdom Wise
Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.
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Anger Blow Thinking
The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes…. The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.
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Mind Relaxation Stronger
The greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
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Desire Greater Progress
Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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Dominion Eternal Unjust
When once ambition has passed its natural limits, its progress is boundless.
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Ambition Limit Progress
It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
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Life Shortness Waste
There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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Arm Denial Hero Self
Time discovers truth.
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Discover Life Time Truth
It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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Admire Praise Provoking
Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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Luck Opportunity Preparation
There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.
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Changed Investing Situation
Drunkenness is simply voluntary insanity.
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Alcohol Drink Insanity
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
One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
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Friend Friendship Necessarily
Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.
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Addiction Life Positive Thinking
A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
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Fear Light Philosophical
The foundation of the true joy is in the conscience.
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Conscience Foundation Joy True
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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Goal Men Wind

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