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The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.

Seneca the Younger

The state of that man’s mind who feels too intense an interest as to future events, must be most deplorable.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Future Men Mind
He who has fostered the sweet poison of love by fondling it, finds it too late to refuse the yoke which he has of his own accord assumed.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Life Poison Sweet
God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Health Inside Love People
Its harder for people to seek retirement from themselves than from the law
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Law People Retirement
Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Epileptic Precaution Regard
To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Able Mind Peace Terror
Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Conquer Kindness Recognise
What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Attack Blow Revenge Wise
Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Emotion Goes Hold Love True
Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking, whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness; life pushes on in a succession of engrossments. We shall always pray for leisure.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Anxiety Leisure Praying
Drunkenness doesn’t create vices, but it brings them to the fore.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Drunkenness People Vices
What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Remember Suffer Sweet
The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Error First Step
I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Land Travel World
He who would arrive at the appointed end must follow a single road and not wander through many ways.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

End Inspirational Way
Misfortune is the test of a person’s merit.
SENECA THE YOUNGER

Adversity Merit Test

The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.

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