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So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.

Seneca the Younger

There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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Arm Denial Hero Self
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
There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Delight Help Others Support
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
You cannot, I repeat, successfully acquire it and preserve your modesty at the same time.
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Modesty Repeat Time
Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.
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Conquer Kindness Recognise
It is not poverty that we praise, it is the man whom poverty cannot humble or bend.
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Humble Men Poverty
The part of life which we really live is short.
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Inspiration Life Part Short Success
What madness it is for a man to starve himself to enrich his heir, and so turn a friend into an enemy! For his joy at your death will be proportioned to what you leave him.
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Death Joy Men
His head was turned by too great success.
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Great Success Success
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
Reason wishes that the judgement it gives be just; anger wishes that the judgement it has given seem to be just.
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Anger Give Judgement
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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Goal Men Wind
It is the mind that makes us rich and happy, in what condition soever we are, and money signifies no more to it than it does to the gods.
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Mind Money Rich Sacrifice
Be harsh with yourself at times.
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Harsh Reflection Sin
To live is not a blessing, but to live well.
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Bles Life Live Well

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