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True joy is a serene and sober motion; and they are miserably out so that take laughing for rejoicing; the seat of it is within, and there is no cheerfulness like the resolutions of a brave mind.

Seneca the Younger

Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Emotion Goes Hold Love True
Let not the enjoyment of pleasures now within your grasp, be carried to such excess as to incapacitate you from future repetition.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Excess Pleasure Repetition
Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. -Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Help Intelligence Mediocrity
Injustice never rules forever.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Forever Injustice Justice
You want to live-but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying-and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead?
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Death Kindness Life
The state of that man’s mind who feels too intense an interest as to future events, must be most deplorable.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Future Men Mind
One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Friend Friendship Necessarily
The foundation of the true joy is in the conscience.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Conscience Foundation Joy True
No one can be despised by another until he has learned to despise himself.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Despise Hate Hatred
His head was turned by too great success.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Great Success Success
That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Birthday End Eternity Fear
He who is brave is free.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Bravery Freedom Reality
[During difficult times and after mistakes and failures it is helpful to remember …] Oftentimes calamity turns to our advantage and great ruins make way for greater glories.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Failure Mistake Remember Ruin Way
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

Assuming Honor Men
Men learn while they teach.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Education Inspirational Teacher
He that will do no good offices after a disappointment must stand still, and do just nothing at all. The plough goes on after a barren year; and while the ashes are yet warm, we raise a new house upon the ruins of a former.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Disappointment Office Years

True joy is a serene and sober motion; and they are miserably out so that take laughing for rejoicing; the seat of it is within, and there is no cheerfulness like the resolutions of a brave mind.

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True joy is a serene and sober motion; and they are miserably out so that take laughing for rejoicing; the seat of it is within, and there is no cheerfulness like the resolutions of a brave mind.

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