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There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.

Seneca the Younger

There is no genius without a mixture of madness.
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Genius Madness Mixtures
Truth will never be tedious unto him that travelleth in the secrets of nature; there is nothing but falsehood that glutteth us.
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Secret Tedious Truth
How much better to pursue a straight course and eventually reach that destination where the things that are pleasant are the things that are honorable finally become, for you, the same.
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Action Destination Honor
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 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
It is another’s fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
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Give Inspirational Men
He that lays down precepts for the governing of our lives, and moderating our passions, obliges humanity not only in the present, but in all future generations.
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Generation Humanity Passion
I am ashamed of my master and not of my servitude.
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Ashame Master Servitude
The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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Consistency Deed
The state of that man’s mind who feels too intense an interest as to future events, must be most deplorable.
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Future Men Mind
Eternal law has arranged nothing better than this, that it has given us one way in to life, but many ways out.
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Arrange Given Law Way
I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.
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Bestnow Kindness Recieve
The road by precepts is tedious, by example, short and efficacious.
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Efficacious Example Good Tedious
It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
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Applaude Causes Proof
Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power.
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Adversity Failure Happiness
The part of life which we really live is short.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Inspiration Life Part Short Success

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