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He that lays down precepts for the governing of our lives, and moderating our passions, obliges humanity not only in the present, but in all future generations.
Seneca the Younger
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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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However wretched a fellow-mortal may be, he is still a member of our common species.
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Let him who has given a favor be silent let he who has received it tell it.
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