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Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so shall I choose my death when I am about to depart from life.

Seneca the Younger

We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Steer Talk Vessel
The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Consistency Deed
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
Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Arches Fall Inspiration
Men learn while they teach.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Education Inspirational Teacher
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.
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Learner Library Wander
A thousand approaches lie open to death.
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Approach Lying Thousand
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
Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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Future Way Wisdom
Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Despise Hate Hateful
It is another’s fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Give Inspirational Men
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Country Emotion People Person World
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life – in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color.
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Color Life Mastery Wisdom
We are taught for the schoolroom, not for life.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Educational Schoolroom Taught
People do not die – they kill themselves.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Die People Philosophy Themselves
Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Epileptic Precaution Regard

Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so shall I choose my death when I am about to depart from life.

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Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so shall I choose my death when I am about to depart from life.

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