Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
SENECAIt is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.
More Seneca Quotes
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After death there is nothing.
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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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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those whom you are capable of improving. The process is a mutual one. People learn as they teach.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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We learn not in the school, but in life.
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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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Men can be divided into 2 groups: one that goes ahead and achieves something, and one that comes after and criticizes.
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The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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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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Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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