The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
SENECABe not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
More Seneca Quotes
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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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Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.
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Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
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The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future.
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Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
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Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
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It is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.
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What’s the good of dragging up sufferings which are over, of being unhappy now just because you were then.
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You are your choices.
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If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
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Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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Many things have fallen only to rise higher.
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The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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