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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.

Seneca the Younger

Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
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Epileptic Precaution Regard
A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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Benefit Birthday Done
Let no man give advice to others that he has not first given himself.
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Christian Emotion Give Men
How much better to pursue a straight course and eventually reach that destination where the things that are pleasant are the things that are honorable finally become, for you, the same.
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Action Destination Honor
While crime is punished it yet increases.
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Crime Increase Prison
One hand washes the other.
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Country Emotion Hand People Person Unity
No man finds it difficult to return to nature except the man who has deserted nature.
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Desire Men Nature Return
May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense.
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Justice May Philosophical
Such as the chain of causes we call Fate, such is the chain of wishes: one links on to another; the whole man is bound in the chain of wishing for ever.
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Fate Men Wish
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher
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Learn Teacher Vices
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
There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
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Courage Men World
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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Counsel Grief Light People
The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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Lying Money Political
Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering.
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Evil Real Suffering
Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
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Happiness Leisure Vice

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