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Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.

Seneca the Younger

To be enslaved to oneself is the heaviest of all servitudes.-
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heavy Oneself Servitude
The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
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Courage Hero Life
A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.
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Bird Cheerfully Hand Men
Where reason fails, time oft has worked a cure.
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Cures Fail Reason
There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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Arm Denial Hero Self
You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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Escape Necessity Overcoming
What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed
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Made Own Progress
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 first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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Error First Step
To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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Able Mind Peace Terror
We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
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Air Breath Deep Spirit
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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Assuming Honor Men
Dangerous is wrath concealed. Hatred proclaimed doth lose its chance of wreaking vengeance.
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Chance Hatred Wrath
There’s one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.
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Blessed Blessing Confidence
I have withdrawn not only from men, but from affairs, especially my own affairs; I am working for later generations, writing down some ideas that may be of assistance to them.
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Idea Men Work Write
He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
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Dread Fear Much Unfit

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