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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself; the soul is in heaven even while it is in the flesh, if it be purged of its natural corruptions, and taken up with divine thoughts, and contemplations.

Seneca the Younger

Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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Dominion Eternal Unjust
So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
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God Heard Life Men
He who has great power should use it lightly.
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Leadership Philosophical Vision
The part of life which we really live is short.
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Inspiration Life Part Short Success
A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.
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Benefit Giver Mind
Luck never made a man wise.
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Men Wisdom Wise
He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
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Beforehand Come Foresight Present
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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Goal Men Wind
The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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Enough Language Truth
No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.
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Adversity Men Unhappy
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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Anger Life Suicidal
Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
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Congratulations Success Think
The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself.
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Able Mind Pause Proof Wise
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
All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.
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Down Hand Let Pit
As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit
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Cultivation Culture May Mind

The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself; the soul is in heaven even while it is in the flesh, if it be purged of its natural corruptions, and taken up with divine thoughts, and contemplations.

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The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself; the soul is in heaven even while it is in the flesh, if it be purged of its natural corruptions, and taken up with divine thoughts, and contemplations.

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