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Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor’s wife – demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.

Seneca the Younger

Genius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.
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Accept Condonement Genius Measure
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
No one can be despised by another until he has learned to despise himself.
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Despise Hate Hatred
The most imperious masters over their own servants are at the same time the most abject slaves to the servants of others.
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Master Slave Tyranny
Go on and increase in valor, O boy! this is the path to immortality.
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Life Son Success
Luck never made a man wise.
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Men Wisdom Wise
Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
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Feel Philosophical Real
Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
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Blame Giving Judgement Speak
It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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Admire Praise Provoking
Nobody will keep the thing he hears to himself, and nobody will repeat just what he hears and no more.
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Hear More Nobody Repeat
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
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
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
Whatever begins, also ends.
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Begin Close End Time
You can only acquire it successfully if you cease to feel any sense of shame.
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Learn Success Wisdom
Auditur et altera pars. (The other side shall be heard as well.)
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Heard Side Well

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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