I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
SENECAGreat men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
More Seneca Quotes
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True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing.
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
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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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No one can keep a mask on long.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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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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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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If you don’t know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life.
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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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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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He is most powerful who governs himself.
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