What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears.
SENECAIf you don’t know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life.
More Seneca Quotes
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True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms – you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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A lesson that is never learned can never be too often taught.
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Life is long, if you know how to use it.
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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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To win true freeedom you must be a slave to philosophy.
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The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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