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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.

Seneca the Younger

Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
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Depress Mind Quality
He who comes to a conclusion when the other side is unheard, may have been just in his conclusion, but yet has not been just in his conduct.
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Conclusion Justice May Side
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?
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Assuming Honor Men Prompt
Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est. The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
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Ad Death Journey Life
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim.
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Goal Management Planning
Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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Despise Hate Hateful
Go on and increase in valor, O boy! this is the path to immortality.
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Life Son Success
Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.
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Demand Equal Wicked
One hand washes the other.
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Country Emotion Hand People Person Unity
Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power.
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Adversity Failure Happiness
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
On him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.
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Death Known Lying Well
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher
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Learn Teacher Vices
The part of life which we really live is short.
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Inspiration Life Part Short Success
For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.
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Happiness Life Money
The poor are not the people with less, which is less desirable
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Desirable People Poor

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