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Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?

Seneca the Younger

The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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Lying Money Political
The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.
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Country Emotion Land Law People Person
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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Deed Punishment Wickedness
On him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.
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Death Known Lying Well
The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
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Betray Faces Guilt
The person you are matters more than the place to which you go.
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Emotion Matter More Person
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
Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return.
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Know Modesty Return
The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
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Freedom Wisdom Wise
Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.
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Demand Equal Wicked
[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
But when you are looking on anyone as a friend when you do not trust him as you trust yourself, you are making a grave mistake, and have failed to grasp sufficiently the full force of true friendship.
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Friend Mistake True Trust Yourself
Successful villany is called virtue.
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Successful Villany Virtue
Go on and increase in valor, O boy! this is the path to immortality.
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Life Son Success
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
There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Delight Help Others Support

Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?

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