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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.

Seneca the Younger

Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
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Heal Inspirational Reason
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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Beginnings Life New Spring
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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Deed Punishment Wickedness
He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.
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Help Inspirational Other Positive
Drunkenness is simply voluntary insanity.
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Alcohol Drink Insanity
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
No crime has been without a precedent.
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Crime Precedent Prison
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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Inspirational Success Tattoo
A thousand approaches lie open to death.
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Approach Lying Thousand
A large library is apt to distract rather than to instruct the learner; it is much better to be confined to a few authors than to wander at random over many.
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Learner Library Wander
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.
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Period Place Time Uncertain
Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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Inspiration Motivational Wisdom
The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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Error First Step
People do not die – they kill themselves.
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Die People Philosophy Themselves
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
Greatness stands upon a precipice, and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Greatness Men Piece

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