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Seneca the Younger

The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Best Friend Inspirational Life Prayer
[During difficult times and after mistakes and failures it is helpful to remember …] Oftentimes calamity turns to our advantage and great ruins make way for greater glories.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Failure Mistake Remember Ruin Way
There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
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Country Emotion History People Person
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.
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Gratitude Profit Virtue
Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
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Feel Philosophical Real
As long as you live, learn how to live.
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Learn Live Long
Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.
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Anger Blow Thinking
Let no man give advice to others that he has not first given himself.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Christian Emotion Give Men
Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return.
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Know Modesty Return
The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
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Lying Money Political
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.
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Causes Grieve Sorrow
Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Death Punishment Suicidal
If you expect the wise man to be as angry as the baseness of crimes requires, then he must not only be angry but go insane.
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Crime Men Require Wisdom Wise
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
The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.
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Men Quality Quantity Wise
What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.
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Good Innocence Law

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