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When once ambition has passed its natural limits, its progress is boundless.

Seneca the Younger

What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Insane Insanity Men
A large library is apt to distract rather than to instruct the learner; it is much better to be confined to a few authors than to wander at random over many.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Learner Library Wander
The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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Enough Language Truth
Let not the enjoyment of pleasures now within your grasp, be carried to such excess as to incapacitate you from future repetition.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Excess Pleasure Repetition
The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Best Friend Inspirational Life Prayer
No choice maxims – we Stoics don’t practice that kind of window dressing.
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Choice Dressing Practice Window
No one can be despised by another until he has learned to despise himself.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Despise Hate Hatred
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?
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Assuming Honor Men
The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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Consistency Deed
Men learn while they teach.
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Education Inspirational Teacher
Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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Dominion Eternal Unjust
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
Be harsh with yourself at times.
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Harsh Reflection Sin
There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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Arm Denial Hero Self
He that will do no good offices after a disappointment must stand still, and do just nothing at all. The plough goes on after a barren year; and while the ashes are yet warm, we raise a new house upon the ruins of a former.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Disappointment Office Years
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.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Happiness Men Powerful

When once ambition has passed its natural limits, its progress is boundless.

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