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Simple is the language of truth.
Seneca the Younger
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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He, who decides a case without hearing the other side, though he decides justly, cannot be considered just.
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There is no fair wind for one who knows not whither he is bound.
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Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
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The things that are essential are acquired with little bother it is the luxuries that call for toil and effort.
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In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune's habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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As long as you live, learn how to live.
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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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Study rather to fill your mind than your coffers knowing that gold and silver were originally mingled with dirt, until avarice or ambition parted them.
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The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable.
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It is dishonorable to say one thing and think another how much more dishonorable to write one thing and think another.
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