The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
An action will not be right unless the will be right for from thence is the action derived. Again, the will will not be right unless the disposition of the mind be right for from thence comes the will.
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The primary sign of a well ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one place and linger in his own company.
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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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A great mind becomes a great fortune.
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There is nothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable.
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As Lucretius says: 'Thus ever from himself doth each man flee.' But what does he gain if he does not escape from himself? He ever follows himself and weighs upon himself as his own most burdensome companion. And so we ought to understand that what we struggle with is the fault, not of the places, but of ourselves
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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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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 the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.
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The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
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