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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself. Livy

Will Carefully Fraudulent Betray Outset Generally Concealed However End Itself Intent In The End

Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Today Tomorrow Living Impediment Greatest Loses Anticipation Expecting

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Adversity Appreciation Prosperity Become Our Destroys Wiser Right

Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Life Wise People Men Way See Something Both Observation Wise Men Beyond Non-Existence Existence Middle Transcends Either Them Ignorant Ignorant People

As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Life Good Long Matters Tale How

I don't trust liberals, I trust conservatives. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Trust Conservatives Liberals

A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Angry Anger Part Sinners Sins Mankind Large Large Part

Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Man Action Risk He Himself Which Urges Who Wary

If a man knows not what harbor he seeks, any wind is the right wind. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Man Wind Seeks He Knows Any Harbor Right

What is food to one man is bitter poison to others. Lucretius

Food Man Poison Others Bitter One-Man

Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good of that man at that time. Marcus Aurelius

Time Good Nature Man Whatever Any Universal

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Nature Fool Every Only Error Person

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Guide Excess Never Go Moderation Your

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the soul bears the body, so God endures the world. Just as the soul sees but is not seen, so God sees but is not seen. Just as the soul feeds the body, so God gives food to the world. Marcus Tullius Cicero

God Food Religion Soul World Seen Sees Gives Bears Feeds Just Endures Body Fills

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything. Marcus Tullius Cicero

God Nothing Everything Next

Time is generally the best doctor. Ovid

Time Best Doctor Generally Medical

Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by. Ovid

Good Strength Will Pain Persist Endure Turn

Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good. Ovid

Good Day Will Sympathy One Day Bear Sorrow Prove Endure Your

Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken. Publilius Syrus

Broken Easily More Glass Glitter Like Fortune Brighter

A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man. Tacitus

Nature Man Oppression Resist Desire

When the state is most corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied. Tacitus

State Corrupt Laws Most Then

The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed. Tertullian

You Down Numerous Seed More Blood Mow Us Grow Christians

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money. Tertullian

God Money Nothing

You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine. Tertullian

Faith You Quality Judge Discipline Way Doctrine Behave

Time is flying never to return. Virgil

Time Flying Never Return

Fortune sides with him who dares. Virgil

Sides Dares Him Fortune Who

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