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I have withdrawn not only from men, but from affairs, especially my own affairs; I am working for later generations, writing down some ideas that may be of assistance to them.

Seneca the Younger

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What must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing.
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Choices Little Struggle
The worse a person is the less he feels it.
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Awareness Feels Safety Self
Reason wishes that the judgement it gives be just; anger wishes that the judgement it has given seem to be just.
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Anger Give Judgement
Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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Life Men Philosophical
The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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Inspirational Mind Peace
Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
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Director Teacher Vice
Study rather to fill your mind than your coffers; knowing that gold and silver were originally mingled with dirt, until avarice or ambition parted them.
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Ambition Know Mind
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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Allay Counsel Grief Light
Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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Arches Fall Inspiration
One crime has to be concealed by another.
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Crime Philosophical Prison
The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
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Love Military Soldier
It is dishonorable to say one thing and think another; how much more dishonorable to write one thing and think another.
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Deceit Dishonorable Think Write
Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest.
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Matter Think Unblest
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher
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Learn Teacher Vices
For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
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Freedom Men Simplicity
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
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Heal Inspirational Reason
That poverty is no disaster is understood by everyone who has not yet succumbed to the madness of greed and luxury that turns everything topsy-turvy.
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Greed Luxury Madness Peace
If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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Fear Living Terrify Unknown Worth
It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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Bear Mind Money Wealth
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
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Country Emotion People Person World
Auditur et altera pars. (The other side shall be heard as well.)
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Heard Side Well
After death there is nothing.
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After Death Life Nothing
Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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Dominion Eternal Unjust
I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling
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Distance Inspire Life
I am ashamed of my master and not of my servitude.
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Ashame Master Servitude
That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
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Cause Loss Negligence
It’s a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.
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Equality Vice Virtue

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