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Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.

Seneca the Younger

People do not die – they kill themselves.
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Die People Philosophy
Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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Arches Fall Inspiration
There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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Arm Denial Hero Self
Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
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Help Our Please Word
What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.
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Attack Blow Revenge Wise
The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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Inspirational Mind Peace
No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.
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Adversity Dawn Philosophical
Hardly a man will you find who could live with his door open.
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Door Find Men Open
Epicurus says, “gratitude is a virtue that has commonly profit annexed to it.” And where is the virtue that has not? But still the virtue is to be valued for itself, and not for the profit that attends it.
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Gratitude Profit Virtue
What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.
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Good Innocence Law
Revenge is an inhuman word.
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Inhuman Revenge World
If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
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Desire Judge Persuade Sin
A young man respects and looks up to his teachers.
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Education Men Teacher
We should live as if we were in public view, and think, too, as if someone could peer into the inmost recesses of our hearts-which someone can!
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Heart Think View
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.
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Happiness Men Powerful
The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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Lying Money Political

Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.

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