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While we are postponing, life speeds by.

Seneca the Younger

The most imperious masters over their own servants are at the same time the most abject slaves to the servants of others.
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Master Slave Tyranny
The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
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Inspirational Mind Peace
Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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Inspiration Motivational Wisdom
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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Deed Punishment Wickedness
It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
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Hatred Men Revenge
Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. -Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium
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Help Intelligence Mediocrity
Freedom can’t be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
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Freedom Integrity Responsibility
If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
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Desire Judge Persuade Sin
He that lays down precepts for the governing of our lives, and moderating our passions, obliges humanity not only in the present, but in all future generations.
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Generation Humanity Passion
It is to the interest of the commonwealth of mankind that there should be someone who is unconquered, someone against whom fortune has no power.
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Fortune Mankind Someone Unconquer
Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
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Epileptic Precaution Regard
The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.
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Giving Hour Life
One crime has to be concealed by another.
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Crime Philosophical Prison
It is the mind that makes us rich and happy, in what condition soever we are, and money signifies no more to it than it does to the gods.
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Mind Money Rich Sacrifice
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
He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
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Dread Fear Much Unfit

While we are postponing, life speeds by.

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