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" Slavery takes hold of few, but many take hold of slavery. "
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Many
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" Everywhere is nowhere. When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends. "
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" For greed all nature is too little. "
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" True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. "
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" Life's like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters. "
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" So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you. "
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" A great mind becomes a great fortune. "
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