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Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy. (Seneca)
Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands. View quote
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Life is warfare. View quote
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The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it. View quote
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When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill. View quote
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In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory. View quote
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A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts. View quote
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The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth. View quote
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It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess. View quote
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We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres, or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation. View quote
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. (Seneca)
A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand. View quote
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We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing. View quote
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It is best to bear what can't be altered. View quote
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Men love their vices and hate them at the same time. View quote
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He who decides a case without hearing the other side ... though he decides justly, cannot be considered just. View quote
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Many things have fallen only to rise higher. View quote
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You cease to be afraid when you cease to hope for hope is accompanied by fear. View quote
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The true felicity of life is to be free from anxieties and perturbations to understand and do our duties to God and man, and to enjoy the present without any serious dependence on the future. View quote
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Nature has given us the seeds of knowledge, not knowledge itself. View quote
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We all sorely complain of the shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives are either spent in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. (Seneca)
Let us say what we feel, and feel what we say let speech harmonize with life. View quote
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If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions. View quote
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As was his language so was his life. View quote
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man. View quote
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