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It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.

Seneca the Younger

Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
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Crime Prudence Punish
[During difficult times and after mistakes and failures it is helpful to remember …] Oftentimes calamity turns to our advantage and great ruins make way for greater glories.
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Failure Mistake Remember Ruin Way
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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Counsel Grief Light People
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
Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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Arches Fall Inspiration
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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Goal Men Wind
As long as you live, learn how to live.
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Learn Live Long
I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use: my mind needs unpacking and the truths stored within must be turned over from time to time, to be ready when occasion demands.
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Book Mind Together
Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
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Depress Mind Quality
Luck never made a man wise.
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Men Wisdom Wise
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own impetuosity.
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Fault Impetuosity Youth
To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
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Bles Life Live Well
A great fortune is a great slavery.
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Money Philosophical Slavery
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
The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom – that deed and word should be in accord.
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Accord Deed Highest Proof Word
We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.” “True happiness is … to enjoy the present” “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
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Adversity Appreciation Inspirational Life
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
That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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End Eternity Fear
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
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Steer Talk Vessel
Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
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God Superstitions Worship
The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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Inspirational Mind Peace
The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.
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Greatness Men Resolution
Whatever begins, also ends.
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Begin Close End Time
Shall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
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Humanity Philosophy Unhappy
Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
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Help Our Please Word
When once ambition has passed its natural limits, its progress is boundless.
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Ambition Limit Progress
The man who while he gives thinks of what he will get in return, deserves to be deceived.
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Deceive Give Men Return Think

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