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Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.

Seneca the Younger

The swiftness of time is infinite, as is still more evident when we look back on the past.
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Inspirational Past Time
Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
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Death Punishment Suicidal
In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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Adversity Giving Teeth
Life is long if you know how to use it.
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Life Long Use
Shall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
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Humanity Philosophy Unhappy
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
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Heal Inspirational Reason
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
The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
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Betray Faces Guilt
May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense.
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Justice May Philosophical
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
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Continue Dream Indulge Men
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
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Burn Grief Secret
His head was turned by too great success.
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Great Success Success
When once ambition has passed its natural limits, its progress is boundless.
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Ambition Limit Progress
It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
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Admire Praise Provoking
Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
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Beneficial Delightful Read
While crime is punished it yet increases.
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Crime Increase Prison
The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.
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Courage Hero Life
The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.
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Best Friend Inspirational Life Prayer
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life – in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color.
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Color Life Mastery Wisdom
Death either destroys or unhusks us. If it means liberation, better things await us when our burden s gone: if destruction, nothing at all awaits us; blessings and curses are abolished.
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Blessing Death Mean
As long as you live, learn how to live.
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Learn Live Long
The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
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Enough Language Truth
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
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Men Thrown Ungrateful
Revenge is an inhuman word.
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Inhuman Revenge World
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
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
Death either destroys or unhusks us. If it means liberation, better things await us when our burden s gone: if destruction, nothing at all awaits us; blessings and curses are abolished.
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Blessing Death Mean

Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.

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Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.

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