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.
SENECAWhen you die, it will not be because you are sick, but because you were alive.
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The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today
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If you live in harmony with nature you will never be poor; if you live according what others think, you will never be rich.
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Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
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A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
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Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future.
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You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
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