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.
SENECAIt is not goodness to be better than the worst.
More Seneca Quotes
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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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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It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.
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Money has never yet made anyone rich.
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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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You are your choices.
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He who spares the wicked injures the good.
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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The sun also shines on the wicked.
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No good thing is pleasant without friends to share it.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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