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.
SENECAReligion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
More Seneca Quotes
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Money has never yet made anyone rich.
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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
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Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
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There is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it.
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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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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Life is like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
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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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When you die, it will not be because you are sick, but because you were alive.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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