A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Liesure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
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Why does no one confess his sins Because he is yet in them. It is for a man who has awoke from sleep to tell his dreams.
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No man ever became wise by chance.
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The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.
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Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.
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In every good man a God doth dwell.
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The pain of a disappointed wish necessarily produces less effect upon the mind if a man has not certainly promised himself success. - De Tranquillitate Animi
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No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it.
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If a man knows not what harbour he seeks, any wind is the right wind.
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The true felicity of life is to be free from anxieties and perturbations to understand and do our duties to God and man, and to enjoy the present without any serious dependence on the future.
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.
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A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary.
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A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.
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