Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
SENECAFire proves gold, adversity proves men.
More Seneca Quotes
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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No tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossing it tightens its grip and plants its roots more securely; the fragile trees are those that have grown in a sunny valley.
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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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The mind, unless it is pure and holy, cannot see God.
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He who is brave is free.
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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A good person dyes events with his own colour and turns whatever happens to his own benefit.
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The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution.
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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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When you die, it will not be because you are sick, but because you were alive.
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All cruelty springs from weakness.
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