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I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.

Seneca the Younger

Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Assuming Honor Men
Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
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God Superstitions Worship
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
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
Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
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Emotion Goes Hold Love True
When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
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Everybody Friend Life Own
The person you are matters more than the place to which you go.
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Emotion Matter More Person
If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
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Desire Judge Persuade Sin
Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good become the slaves of the wicked; might makes right; fear silences the power of the law.
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Law Name Successful
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.
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Able Mind Peace Terror
Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
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Alive Death Literature
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
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Heal Inspirational Reason
Such as the chain of causes we call Fate, such is the chain of wishes: one links on to another; the whole man is bound in the chain of wishing for ever.
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Fate Men Wish
There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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Acknowledge Inspirational Thank
Luck never made a man wise.
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Men Wisdom Wise
Revenge is an inhuman word.
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Inhuman Revenge World

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