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Dangerous is wrath concealed. Hatred proclaimed doth lose its chance of wreaking vengeance.

Seneca the Younger

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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Amendment Arms Bearing Gun
In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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Adversity Giving Teeth
Philosophy does not regard pedigree, she received Plato not as a noble, but she made him one.
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Philosophy Plato Science
Our (the Stoic) motto, as you know, is live according to nature.
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Motto Nature Stoic
It is only the surprise and newness of the thing which makes that misfortune terrible which by premeditation might be made easy to us. For that which some people make light by sufferance, others do by foresight.
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Light might People
What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves.
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Attachment Esteem Self Thinking
It is medicine, not scenery, for which a sick man must go searching.
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Medicine Men Search Sick
Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
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Congratulations Success Think
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
It’s unknown the place and uncertain the time where death awaits you; thus you must expect death to find you, every time, at every place.
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Period Place Time Uncertain
The person you are matters more than the place to which you go.
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Emotion Matter More Person
Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.
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Length Quiet Weary
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
Reason wishes that the judgement it gives be just; anger wishes that the judgement it has given seem to be just.
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Anger Give Judgement
The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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Enough Language Truth
Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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Dominion Eternal Unjust

Dangerous is wrath concealed. Hatred proclaimed doth lose its chance of wreaking vengeance.

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