Seneca
Seneca
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Gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity
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Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity
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The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.
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Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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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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Pain, scorned by yonder gout-ridden wretch, endured by yonder dyspeptic in the midst of his dainties, borne bravely by the girl in travail. Slight thou art, if I can bear thee, short thou art if I cannot bear thee!
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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.
bitter calm cannot comfort mind
Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
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The voice of flattery affects us after it has ceased, just as after a concert men find some agreeable air ringing in their ears to the exclusion of all serious business
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We all sorely complain of the shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives are either spent in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them.
choice necessity shall willing
What must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing
banks inches outer reports
We had reports of 8 to 10 inches on the Outer Banks and 4 to 6 inches in coastal counties,
blessing confidence source
There's one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude -- confidence in self.
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This body is not a home but an inn, and that only briefly