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" Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind. "

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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" Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing. "

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" Whatever one of us blames in another, each one will find in his own heart. "

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" See how many are better off than you are, but consider how many are worse. "

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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. "

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" There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich. "

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" A physician is not angry at the intemperance of a mad patient, nor does he take it ill to be railed at by a man in fever. Just so should a wise man treat all mankind, as a physician does his patient, and look upon them only as sick and extravagant. "

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" It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult. "

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" He has committed the crime who profits by it. "

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" A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor. "

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" Slavery takes hold of few, but many take hold of slavery. "

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" God is the universal substance in existing things. He comprises all things. He is the fountain of all being. In Him exists everything that is. "

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