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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

The part of life which we really live is short.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Life Part Really Short
I don’t trust liberals, I trust conservatives.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Liberal Philosophical Trust
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
Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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Death Punishment Suicidal
It is another’s fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Give Inspirational Men
It is only the surprise and newness of the thing which makes that misfortune terrible which by premeditation might be made easy to us. For that which some people make light by sufferance, others do by foresight.
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Light might People
To the stars through difficulties.
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Difficulty Live Stars
When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
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Everybody Friend Life Own
The young man must store up, the old man must use.
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Men Stores Use
The kind of solace that arises from having company in misery is spiteful.
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Kind Misery Spiteful
Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.
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Anxiety Half More Trouble
It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
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Hatred Men Revenge
Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
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Help Our Please Word
He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
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Dread Fear Much Unfit
We are wrong in looking forward to death: in great measure it’s past already.
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Death Forward Life Look Past
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.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Period Place Time Uncertain

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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