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Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. -Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium

Seneca the Younger

Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.
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Men Number Slavery
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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Atheist Religious Wise
The philosopher: he alone knows how to live for himself. He is the one, in fact, who knows the fundamental thing: how to live.
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Fact Fundamentals Philosophy
What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
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Insane Insanity Men
Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
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Epileptic Precaution Regard
He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
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Feeling Forgiveness Innocent
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
So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
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God Heard Life Men
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
Successful villany is called virtue.
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Successful Villany Virtue
The true felicity of life is to be free from anxieties and pertubations; to understand and do our duties to God and man, and to enjoy the present without any serious dependence on the future.
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Future Happiness Life
Men learn while they teach.
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Education Inspirational Teacher
The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes…. The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.
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Mind Relaxation Stronger
Dangerous is wrath concealed. Hatred proclaimed doth lose its chance of wreaking vengeance.
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Chance Hatred Wrath
As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit
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Cultivation Culture May Mind
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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Deed Punishment Wickedness

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