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No one can be despised by another until he has learned to despise himself.

Seneca the Younger

The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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Enough Language Truth
All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
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Down Hand Let Pit
Although a man has so well purged his mind that nothing can trouble or deceive him any more, yet he reached his present innocence through sin.
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Innocence Men Mind
Be harsh with yourself at times.
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Harsh Reflection Sin
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
Men learn while they teach.
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Education Inspirational Teacher
No choice maxims – we Stoics don’t practice that kind of window dressing.
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Choice Dressing Practice Window
You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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Escape Necessity Overcoming
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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Deed Punishment Wickedness
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
Let no man give advice to others that he has not first given himself.
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Christian Emotion Give Men
Successful villany is called virtue.
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Successful Villany Virtue
His head was turned by too great success.
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Great Success Success
It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
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Applaude Causes Proof
There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won’t make the crooked straight.
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Character Crooked Need
Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
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Existence Ignorance Ignorant Men Wise

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