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Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.

Seneca the Younger

It is by the benefit of letters that absent friends are in a manner brought together.
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Benefit Letter Together
The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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Lying Money Political
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
I don’t trust liberals, I trust conservatives.
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Liberal Philosophical Trust
Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
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Arches Fall Inspiration
The poor are not the people with less, which is less desirable
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Desirable People Poor
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
He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
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Beforehand Come Foresight Present
Greatness stands upon a precipice, and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces.
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Greatness Men Piece
Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.
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Conquer Kindness Recognise
It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
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Hatred Men Revenge
The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes…. The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.
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Mind Relaxation Stronger
A young man respects and looks up to his teachers.
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Education Men Teacher
Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor’s wife – demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.
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Infidelity Men Wife
He who comes to a conclusion when the other side is unheard, may have been just in his conclusion, but yet has not been just in his conduct.
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Conclusion Justice May Side
How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.
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Darkness Mind Prosperity

Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.

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