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Study rather to fill your mind than your coffers; knowing that gold and silver were originally mingled with dirt, until avarice or ambition parted them.

Seneca the Younger

I am ashamed of my master and not of my servitude.
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Ashame Master Servitude
The greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
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Desire Greater Progress
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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Atheist Religious Wise
People do not die – they kill themselves.
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Die People Philosophy
The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
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Error First Step
There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.
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Help May Need
The road by precepts is tedious, by example, short and efficacious.
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Efficacious Example Good Tedious
What madness it is for a man to starve himself to enrich his heir, and so turn a friend into an enemy! For his joy at your death will be proportioned to what you leave him.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Death Joy Men
Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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Inspirational Men Wise
A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.
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Bird Cheerfully Hand Men
Epicurus says, “gratitude is a virtue that has commonly profit annexed to it.” And where is the virtue that has not? But still the virtue is to be valued for itself, and not for the profit that attends it.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Gratitude Profit Virtue
It’s unknown the place and uncertain the time where death awaits you; thus you must expect death to find you, every time, at every place.
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Period Place Time Uncertain
Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
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God Superstitions Worship
Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
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Employment Indolence Stagnation
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
Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Director Teacher Vice

Study rather to fill your mind than your coffers; knowing that gold and silver were originally mingled with dirt, until avarice or ambition parted them.

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