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The wise man lacked nothing but needed a great number of things, whereas the fool, on the other hand, needs nothing (for he does not know how to use anything) but lacks everything.

Seneca the Younger

The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
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Betray Faces Guilt
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
A thousand approaches lie open to death.
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Approach Lying Thousand
There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
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Element Madness Talent
A great fortune is a great slavery.
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Money Philosophical Slavery
Hardly a man will you find who could live with his door open.
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Door Find Men Open
There’s one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.
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Blessed Blessing Confidence
Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
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First Give Prudence Science
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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Friend Mistake True Trust Yourself
Dangerous is wrath concealed. Hatred proclaimed doth lose its chance of wreaking vengeance.
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Chance Hatred Wrath
On him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.
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Death Known Lying Well
You want to live-but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying-and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead?
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Death Kindness Life
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active employment.
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Active Employment Vice
Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
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Happiness Leisure Vice
The sun shines even on the wicked.
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Evil Shine Wicked
He who would arrive at the appointed end must follow a single road and not wander through many ways.
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End Inspirational Way

The wise man lacked nothing but needed a great number of things, whereas the fool, on the other hand, needs nothing (for he does not know how to use anything) but lacks everything.

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The wise man lacked nothing but needed a great number of things, whereas the fool, on the other hand, needs nothing (for he does not know how to use anything) but lacks everything.

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