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Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power.

Seneca the Younger

Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Existence Ignorance Ignorant Men Wise
That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.
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Birthday End Eternity Fear
There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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Acknowledge Inspirational Thank
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?
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Assuming Honor Men Prompt
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
No crime has been without a precedent.
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Crime Precedent Prison
Truth will never be tedious unto him that travelleth in the secrets of nature; there is nothing but falsehood that glutteth us.
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Secret Tedious Truth
Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
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Happiness Life People
The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
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Courage Hero Life
To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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Able Mind Peace Terror
It is by the benefit of letters that absent friends are in a manner brought together.
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Benefit Letter Together
Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
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Men Outcome War
The swiftness of time is infinite, as is still more evident when we look back on the past.
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Inspirational Past Time
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
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Men Thrown Ungrateful
If you will fear nothing, think that all things are to be feared.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Fear Thing Think
We should live as if we were in public view, and think, too, as if someone could peer into the inmost recesses of our hearts-which someone can!
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Heart Think View
Freedom can’t be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Freedom Integrity Responsibility
You want to live-but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying-and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead?
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Death Kindness Life
It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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Bear Mind Money Wealth
The poor are not the people with less, which is less desirable
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Desirable People Poor
There is no genius without a mixture of madness.
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Genius Madness Mixtures
Let not the enjoyment of pleasures now within your grasp, be carried to such excess as to incapacitate you from future repetition.
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Excess Pleasure Repetition
What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
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Insane Insanity Men
When once ambition has passed its natural limits, its progress is boundless.
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Ambition Limit Progress
Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Adversity Brave Men
The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Lying Money Political

Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power.

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