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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.

Seneca the Younger

It is the mind that makes us rich and happy, in what condition soever we are, and money signifies no more to it than it does to the gods.
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Mind Money Rich Sacrifice
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
Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
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Blame Giving Judgement Speak
When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
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Everybody Friend Life Own
We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
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Air Breath Deep Spirit
True joy is a serene and sober motion; and they are miserably out so that take laughing for rejoicing; the seat of it is within, and there is no cheerfulness like the resolutions of a brave mind.
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Brave Joy Laughing True
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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Counsel Grief Light People
Where reason fails, time oft has worked a cure.
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Cures Fail Reason
It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
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Dignity Easier Grow Start
There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
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Courage Men World
It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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Happiness Inspirational Laughter
To the stars through difficulties.
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Difficulty Live Stars
Death is a release from and an end of all pains.
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Death Pain Release
True happiness is…to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
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Happiness Inspirational Motivational
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
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Life Long Thing Well
Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power.
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Adversity Failure Happiness

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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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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