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That which takes effect by chance is not an art.
Seneca the Younger
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It makes a great deal of difference whether one wills not to sin or has not the knowledge to sin.
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He that makes himself famous by his eloquence, justice or arms illustrates his extraction, let it be never so mean and gives inestimable reputation to his parents. We should never have heard of Sophroniscus, but for his son, Socrates nor of Ariosto and Gryllus, if it had not been for Xenophon and Plato.
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If you would judge, understand.
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Most men ebb and flow in wretchedness between the fear of death and the hardship of life they are unwilling to live, and yet they do not know how to die.
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Take away ambition and vanity, and where will be your heroes and patriots?
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