True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man to enjoy the present without anxious dependence on the future not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have which is abundantly sufficient.

Seneca
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  1. It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.

  2. If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

  3. Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.

  4. Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

  5. In war there is no prize for runner-up.

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