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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

It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Applaude Causes Proof
Drunkenness doesn’t create vices, but it brings them to the fore.
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Drunkenness People Vices
Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
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Adversity Fidelity Prosperity
The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself; the soul is in heaven even while it is in the flesh, if it be purged of its natural corruptions, and taken up with divine thoughts, and contemplations.
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Heaven Soul Taken
We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.” “True happiness is … to enjoy the present” “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
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Adversity Appreciation Inspirational Life
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.
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Causes Grieve Sorrow
What madness it is for a man to starve himself to enrich his heir, and so turn a friend into an enemy! For his joy at your death will be proportioned to what you leave him.
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Death Joy Men
In whatever direction you turn, you will see God coming to meet you; nothing is void of him, he himself fills all his work.
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God Turn Void Work
Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
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Ad Death Journey Life
Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

First Give Prudence Science
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
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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Atheist Religious Wise
Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return.
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Know Modesty Return
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
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Crime Prudence Punish
So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
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God Heard Life Men
Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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Dominion Eternal Unjust

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

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