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" The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company. "

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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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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" A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners. "

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" It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god. "

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" The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. "

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" The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity. "

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" A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature. "

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" Whatever is well said by another, is mine. "

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" Life is the fire that burns and the sun that gives light. Life is the wind and the rain and the thunder in the sky. Life is matter and is earth, what is and what is not, and what beyond is in Eternity. "

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" The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances. "

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" It is quality rather than quantity that matters. "

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" Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. "

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" In war there is no prize for runner-up. "

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

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" Modesty forbids what the law does not. "

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" It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it. "

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" It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. "

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" A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer. "

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" Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things. "

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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. "

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" To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power. "

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" Time discovers truth. "

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" Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display? "

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" Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it. "

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" He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich. "

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" If you wished to be loved, love. "

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" I don't trust liberals, I trust conservatives. "

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