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" He that does good to another does good also to himself. "
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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" As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters. "
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" Life is warfare. "
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" Precepts or maxims are of great weight; and a few useful ones on hand do more to produce a happy life than the volumes we can't find. "
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" If you would judge, understand. "
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" A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand. "
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" No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline. "
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" If you wished to be loved, love. "
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" The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it. "
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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. "
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" For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them. "
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" Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it. "
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" No untroubled day has ever dawned for me. "
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" Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment. "
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" If you judge, investigate. "
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" Light troubles speak; the weighty are struck dumb. "
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" A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary. "
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