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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.

Seneca the Younger

What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
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Insane Insanity Men
How much better to pursue a straight course and eventually reach that destination where the things that are pleasant are the things that are honorable finally become, for you, the same.
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Action Destination Honor
The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
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Freedom Wisdom Wise
It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
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Hatred Men Revenge
After death there is nothing.
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After Death Life Nothing
People do not die – they kill themselves.
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Die People Philosophy
You learn to know a pilot in a storm.
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Philosophical Pilot Storm
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive
In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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Adversity Giving Teeth
Conversation has a kind of charm about it, an insuating and insidious something that elicits secrets from us just like love or liquor.
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Knowledge Learning Love
Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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Dominion Eternal Unjust
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
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Destiny Fate Inspirational
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
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Crime Prudence Punish
Time discovers truth.
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Discover Life Time Truth
Watch over yourself. Be your own accuser, then your judge; ask yourself grace sometimes, and, if there is need, impose upon yourself some pain.
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Grace Judge Pain
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

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