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He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.

Seneca the Younger

The poor are not the people with less, which is less desirable
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Desirable People Poor
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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Counsel Grief Light People
To forgive all is as inhuman as to forgive none
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Desire Forgiveness Inhuman
I am ashamed of my master and not of my servitude.
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Ashame Master Servitude
The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom – that deed and word should be in accord.
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Accord Deed Highest Proof Word
When once ambition has passed its natural limits, its progress is boundless.
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Ambition Limit Progress
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
Let no man give advice to others that he has not first given himself.
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Christian Emotion Give Men
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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Besetting Down Hands Let Pit
If you will fear nothing, think that all things are to be feared.
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Fear Thing Think
If you expect the wise man to be as angry as the baseness of crimes requires, then he must not only be angry but go insane.
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Crime Men Require Wisdom Wise
He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.
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Help Inspirational Other Positive
As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.
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Country Emotion Humane Long People Person
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
That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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End Eternity Fear
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 Prompt

He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.

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