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It is well to be born either a king or a fool. (Seneca)
It is proof of a bad cause when it is appluaded by the mob. View quote
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Leisure without literature is death, or rather the burial of a living man Otium sine litteris mors est et hominis vivi sepultura. View quote
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The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires. View quote
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What should a wise person do when given a blow Same as Cato when he was attacked not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it. View quote
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Why does no one confess his sins Because he is yet in them. It is for a man who has awoke from sleep to tell his dreams. View quote
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Let us bear with magnanimity whatever it is needful for us to bear. View quote
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The hour which gives us life begins to take it away. View quote
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The ascent from earth to heaven is not easy. View quote
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See how does great prosperity overspreads the mind with darkness. View quote
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Nature does not bestow virtue to be good is an art. (Seneca)
Nothing is so contemptible as the sentiments of the mob. View quote
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We are more wicked together than separately. If you are forced to be in a crowd, then most of all you should withdraw into yourself. View quote
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A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two. View quote
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That moderation which nature prescribes, which limits our desires by resources restricted to our needs, has abandoned the field it has now come to this - that to want only what is enough is a sign both of boorishness and of utter destitution. View quote
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Fidelity purchased with money, money can destroy. View quote
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The voice is nothing but beaten air. View quote
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Many shed tears merely for show, and have dry eyes when no one's around to observe them. View quote
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To strive with an equal is dangerous with a superior, mad with an inferior, degrading. View quote
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Life is a gift of the immortal Gods, but living well is the gift of philosophy. View quote
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Chance makes a plaything of a man's life. (Seneca)
We learn not in the school, but in life. View quote
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Do the best you can ... enjoy the present ... rest satisfied with what you have. View quote
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Vice is contagious, and there is no trusting the sound and the sick together. View quote
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Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. View quote
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