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Drunkenness does not create vice it merely brings it into view. (Seneca)
It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god. View quote
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Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display? View quote
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Life, if well lived, is long enough. View quote
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Other men's sins are before our eyes our own are behind our backs. View quote
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Nothing is void of God, his work is everywhere his full of himself. View quote
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Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. View quote
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One must steer, not talk. View quote
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Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down. View quote
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Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things. View quote
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Whatever is well said by another, is mine. (Seneca)
Modesty forbids what the law does not. View quote
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No one is laughable who laughs at himself. View quote
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We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right. View quote
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He who has great power should use it lightly. View quote
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Every guilty person is his own hangman. View quote
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Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes. View quote
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Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. View quote
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The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. View quote
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The wish for healing has always been half of health. View quote
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He who is brave is free. (Seneca)
There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage. View quote
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Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them. View quote
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Live with men as if God saw you converse with God as if men heard you. View quote
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Life's like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters. View quote
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