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Misfortune is the test of a person’s merit.

Seneca the Younger

He who has great power should use it lightly.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Leadership Philosophical Vision
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 Prompt
If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Fear Living Terrify Unknown Worth
The expression of truth is simplicity.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Expression Inspirational Simplicity
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Counsel Grief Light People
The man who while he gives thinks of what he will get in return, deserves to be deceived.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Deceive Give Men Return Think
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Care Dumb Light
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.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Period Place Time Uncertain
Let not the enjoyment of pleasures now within your grasp, be carried to such excess as to incapacitate you from future repetition.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Excess Pleasure Repetition
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active employment.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Active Employment Vice
We should live as if we were in public view, and think, too, as if someone could peer into the inmost recesses of our hearts-which someone can!
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Heart Think View
Choose as a guide one whom you will admire more when you see him act than when you hear him speak.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Admire Guide Speak
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
There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Arm Denial Hero Self
Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Blame Giving Judgement Speak
Life is long if you know how to use it.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Life Long Use

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