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"Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable." -
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Top 5 quotes from Tacitus
"A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man."
"Abuse, if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it."
"All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end."
"In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous."
"It is only necessary to make war with five things: with the maladies of the body, with the ignorances of the mind, with the passions of the body, with the seditions of the city, with the discords of families."
Top 5 quotes from Happiness
"There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning."
"Some men would rather pursue happiness than obtain it."
"Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness."
"Think of all the beauty that's still left in and around you, and be happy."
"Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must."
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