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How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.

Seneca the Younger

It is by the benefit of letters that absent friends are in a manner brought together.
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Benefit Letter Together
If God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
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Add Another Day Time
I have withdrawn not only from men, but from affairs, especially my own affairs; I am working for later generations, writing down some ideas that may be of assistance to them.
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Idea Men Work Write
Courage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.
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Courage Fear Heaven
He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
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Beforehand Come Foresight Present
Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. -Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium
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Help Intelligence Mediocrity
The part of life which we really live is short.
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Life Part Really Short
Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders.
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Believe Birthday Happiness
There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
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Arm Denial Hero Self
It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.
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Example Luxury Mischief People
It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
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Applaude Causes Proof
It is dishonorable to say one thing and think another; how much more dishonorable to write one thing and think another.
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Deceit Dishonorable Think Write
The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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Error First Step
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
No choice maxims – we Stoics don’t practice that kind of window dressing.
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Choice Dressing Practice Window
The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
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Courage Hero Life

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