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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.

Seneca the Younger

Successful villany is called virtue.
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Successful Villany Virtue
It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
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Applaude Causes Proof
The worse a person is the less he feels it.
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Awareness Feels Safety Self
The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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Lying Money Political
What must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing.
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Choices Little Struggle
Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
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Alive Death Literature
Freedom can’t be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
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Freedom Integrity Responsibility
[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
There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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Acknowledge Inspirational Thank
What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.
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Attack Blow Revenge Wise
Wisdom allows nothing to be good that will not be so forever; no man to be happy but he that needs no other happiness than what he has within himself; no man to be great or powerful that is not master of himself.
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Happiness Men Powerful
Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.
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Addiction Life Positive Thinking
Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
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Successful Temerity Virtue
After death there is nothing.
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After Death Life Nothing
Genius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.
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Accept Condonement Genius Measure
If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.
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Doubt Hope Mingle Wise

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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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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