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Seneca the Younger

Eternal law has arranged nothing better than this, that it has given us one way in to life, but many ways out.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Arrange Given Law Way
The young man must store up, the old man must use.
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Men Stores Use
The person you are matters more than the place to which you go.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Emotion Matter More Person
The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Lying Money Political
Time discovers truth.
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Discover Life Time Truth
He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.
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Appreciation Gratitude Struggle
Although a man has so well purged his mind that nothing can trouble or deceive him any more, yet he reached his present innocence through sin.
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Innocence Men Mind
I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.
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Land Travel World
Nobody becomes guilty by fate.
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Fate Guilt Guilty
There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Delight Help Others Support
Be harsh with yourself at times.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Harsh Reflection Sin
Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Assuming Honor Men
He who has fostered the sweet poison of love by fondling it, finds it too late to refuse the yoke which he has of his own accord assumed.
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Life Poison Sweet
The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
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Freedom Wisdom Wise
Men do not care how nobly they live, but only how long, although it is within the reach of every man to live nobly, but within no man’s power to live long.
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Although Care Long Men
There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
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Element Madness Talent

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