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I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.

Seneca the Younger

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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Atheist Religious Wise
On him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.
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Death Known Lying Well
Why do people not confess vices? It is because they have not yet laid them aside. It is a waking person only who can tell their dreams.
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Dream People Vice
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive
Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
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Employment Indolence Stagnation
After death there is nothing.
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After Death Life Nothing
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
Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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Dominion Eternal Unjust
No one can be despised by another until he has learned to despise himself.
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Despise Hate Hatred
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 learn to know a pilot in a storm.
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Philosophical Pilot Storm
Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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Despise Hate Hateful
It is only the surprise and newness of the thing which makes that misfortune terrible which by premeditation might be made easy to us. For that which some people make light by sufferance, others do by foresight.
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Light might People
Slavery holds few men fast; the greater number hold fast their slavery.
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Men Number Slavery
[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
He who has great power should use it lightly.
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