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But when you are looking on anyone as a friend when you do not trust him as you trust yourself, you are making a grave mistake, and have failed to grasp sufficiently the full force of true friendship.

Seneca the Younger

There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Anything Delight Help Other
In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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Adversity Giving Teeth
You learn to know a pilot in a storm.
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Philosophical Pilot Storm
Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
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Foundation Moderation Unstable
The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
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Courage Hero Life
You can only acquire it successfully if you cease to feel any sense of shame.
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Learn Success Wisdom
People do not die – they kill themselves.
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Die People Philosophy Themselves
All art is but imitation of nature.
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Art Garden Philosophical
The part of life which we really live is short.
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Life Part Really Short
For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.
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Freedom Men Simplicity
Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest.
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Matter Think Unblest
Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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Inspiration Motivational Wisdom
There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won’t make the crooked straight.
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Character Crooked 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.
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Greatness Men Piece
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.
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Causes Grieve Sorrow
Drunkenness doesn’t create vices, but it brings them to the fore.
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Drunkenness People Vices
Be harsh with yourself at times.
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Harsh Reflection Sin
Whatever begins, also ends.
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Begin Close End Time
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
Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
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Adversity Brave Men
If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
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Doubt Hope Mingle Wise
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?
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Assuming Honor Men
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive
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
Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: ” Is this the condition that I feared?”
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Dresses Fear Number
Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
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Men Outcome War
I don’t trust liberals, I trust conservatives.
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Liberal Philosophical Trust

But when you are looking on anyone as a friend when you do not trust him as you trust yourself, you are making a grave mistake, and have failed to grasp sufficiently the full force of true friendship.

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But when you are looking on anyone as a friend when you do not trust him as you trust yourself, you are making a grave mistake, and have failed to grasp sufficiently the full force of true friendship.

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