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The willing, destiny guides them; the unwilling, destiny drags them.

Seneca the Younger

True happiness is…to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Happiness Inspirational Motivational
It is dishonorable to say one thing and think another; how much more dishonorable to write one thing and think another.
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Deceit Dishonorable Think Write
Let not the enjoyment of pleasures now within your grasp, be carried to such excess as to incapacitate you from future repetition.
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Excess Pleasure Repetition
The Fates guide those who go willingly. Those who do not, they drag.
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Fate Guides Inspirational
Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking, whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness; life pushes on in a succession of engrossments. We shall always pray for leisure.
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Anxiety Leisure Praying
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
If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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Add Another Day Time
That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
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Cause Loss Negligence
How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.
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Darkness Mind Prosperity
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
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 Wise
It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
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Dignity Easier Grow Start
It is to the interest of the commonwealth of mankind that there should be someone who is unconquered, someone against whom fortune has no power.
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Fortune Mankind Someone Unconquer
Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
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Emotion Goes Hold Love True
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
The expression of truth is simplicity.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Expression Inspirational Simplicity

The willing, destiny guides them; the unwilling, destiny drags them.

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