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Every reign must submit to a greater reign. (Seneca)
Where fear is, happiness is not. View quote
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To the person who does not know where he wants to go there is no favorable wind. View quote
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No untroubled day has ever dawned for me. View quote
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Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them. View quote
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He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule. View quote
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Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself. View quote
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Courage leads to heaven fear, to death. View quote
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When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. View quote
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The approach of liberty makes even an old man brave. View quote
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A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature. (Seneca)
Life is the fire that burns and the sun that gives light. Life is the wind and the rain and the thunder in the sky. Life is matter and is earth, what is and what is not, and what beyond is in Eternity. View quote
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That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty. View quote
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He who boasts of his descent, praises the deeds of another. View quote
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The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity. View quote
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There is no delight in owning anything unshared. View quote
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True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong. View quote
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What is true belongs to me! View quote
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The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable. View quote
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What nature requires is obtainable, and within easy reach. It is for the superfluous we sweat. View quote
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Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other; yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely; for science is but one. (Seneca)
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. View quote
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Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue. View quote
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Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others. View quote
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk. View quote
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