It is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.
SENECAMen can be divided into 2 groups: one that goes ahead and achieves something, and one that comes after and criticizes.
More Seneca Quotes
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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He who seeks wisdom is a wise man; he who thinks he has found it is mad.
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Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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He who spares the wicked injures the good.
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There is no genius without a touch of madness.
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Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
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Life is like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
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To be everywhere is to be nowhere.
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Life is long, if you know how to use it.
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We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
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Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
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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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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
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