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Drunkenness is simply voluntary insanity.

Seneca the Younger

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To the stars through difficulties.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Difficulty Live Stars
The most imperious masters over their own servants are at the same time the most abject slaves to the servants of others.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Master Slave Tyranny
Hardly a man will you find who could live with his door open.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Door Find Men Open
It’s a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Equality Vice Virtue
No one can be despised by another until he has learned to despise himself.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Despise Hate Hatred
Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
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Emotion Goes Hold Love True
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Crime Prudence Punish
Courage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Courage Fear Heaven
The foundation of the true joy is in the conscience.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Conscience Foundation Joy True
What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Attack Blow Revenge Wise
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
If you judge, investigate.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Judge Philosophical Umpire
If you expect the wise man to be as angry as the baseness of crimes requires, then he must not only be angry but go insane.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Crime Men Require Wisdom Wise
Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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Favor Silent Speak
There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Courage Men World
Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Depress Mind Quality
As long as you live, learn how to live.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Learn Live Long
The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Lying Money Political
No choice maxims – we Stoics don’t practice that kind of window dressing.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Choice Dressing Practice Window
Dangerous is wrath concealed. Hatred proclaimed doth lose its chance of wreaking vengeance.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Chance Hatred Wrath
He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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Compact Made Poverty Rich
Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
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Help Our Please Word
We are wrong in looking forward to death: in great measure it’s past already.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Death Forward Life Look Past
All art is but imitation of nature.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Art Garden Philosophical
He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Dread Fear Much Unfit
To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Able Mind Peace Terror
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

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