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Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.

Seneca the Younger

Men learn while they teach.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Education Inspirational Teacher
It’s unknown the place and uncertain the time where death awaits you; thus you must expect death to find you, every time, at every place.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Period Place Time Uncertain
It is dishonorable to say one thing and think another; how much more dishonorable to write one thing and think another.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Deceit Dishonorable Think Write
What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Insane Insanity Men
No crime has been without a precedent.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Crime Precedent Prison
The sun shines even on the wicked.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Evil Shine Wicked
Nobody will keep the thing he hears to himself, and nobody will repeat just what he hears and no more.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Hear More Nobody Repeat
Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Help Our Please Word
The greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Desire Greater Progress
We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Honor Justice Loss
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
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Avarice Need Poverty
It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Dignity Easier Grow Start
There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won’t make the crooked straight.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Character Crooked Need
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.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Help May Need
Wisdom allows nothing to be good that will not be so forever; no man to be happy but he that needs no other happiness than what he has within himself; no man to be great or powerful that is not master of himself.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Happiness Men Powerful
He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Compact Made Poverty Rich

Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.

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