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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it

Seneca the Younger

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
I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.
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Bestnow Kindness Recieve
Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
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Emotion Goes Hold Love True
No choice maxims – we Stoics don’t practice that kind of window dressing.
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Choice Dressing Practice Window
It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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Bear Mind Money Wealth
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
One crime has to be concealed by another.
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Crime Philosophical Prison
The wise man lacked nothing but needed a great number of things, whereas the fool, on the other hand, needs nothing (for he does not know how to use anything) but lacks everything.
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Hand Men Wise
Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.
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Courage Perseverance Sowing
You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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Escape Necessity Overcoming
Where reason fails, time oft has worked a cure.
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Cures Fail Reason
Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
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Existence Ignorance Ignorant Men Wise
He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
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Compact Made Poverty Rich
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
To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
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Bles Life Live Well
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
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Life Long Thing Well

The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it

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