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The Fates guide those who go willingly. Those who do not, they drag.

Seneca the Younger

True joy is a serene and sober motion; and they are miserably out so that take laughing for rejoicing; the seat of it is within, and there is no cheerfulness like the resolutions of a brave mind.
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Brave Joy Laughing True
Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute.
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Anger Death Philosophical
Whatever begins, also ends.
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Begin Close End Time
Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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Arches Fall Inspiration
Epicurus says, “gratitude is a virtue that has commonly profit annexed to it.” And where is the virtue that has not? But still the virtue is to be valued for itself, and not for the profit that attends it.
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Gratitude Profit Virtue
Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
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Adversity Fidelity Prosperity
The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
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Freedom Wisdom Wise
Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
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Director Teacher Vice
Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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Favor Silent Speak
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
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Burn Grief Secret
Luck never made a man wise.
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Men Wisdom Wise
A great fortune is a great slavery.
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Money Philosophical Slavery
It is by the benefit of letters that absent friends are in a manner brought together.
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Benefit Letter Together
There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.
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Help May Need
He who comes to a conclusion when the other side is unheard, may have been just in his conclusion, but yet has not been just in his conduct.
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Conclusion Justice May Side
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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Counsel Grief Light People

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