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Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it. (Seneca)
For greed all nature is too little. View quote
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It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it. View quote
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Small sorrows speak great ones are silent. View quote
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Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher. View quote
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If you would judge, understand. View quote
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The first and greatest punishment of the sinner is the conscience of sin. View quote
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The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired. View quote
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Do everything as in the eye of another. View quote
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Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders. View quote
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He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it. (Seneca)
He who is everywhere is nowhere. View quote
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The fates lead the willing, and drag the unwilling. View quote
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Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering. View quote
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Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune. View quote
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There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich. View quote
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Time discovers truth. View quote
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We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers. View quote
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As many servants so many enemies. View quote
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Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune; all these are names of the one and selfsame God. View quote
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Let tears flow of their own accord their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony. (Seneca)
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so. View quote
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The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances. View quote
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He has committed the crime who profits by it. View quote
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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. View quote
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