A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
SENECAHe who seeks wisdom is a wise man; he who thinks he has found it is mad.
More Seneca Quotes
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After death there is nothing.
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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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God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
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Regard a friend as loyal, and you will make him loyal.
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Find a path or make one.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
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Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.
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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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Life is long, if you know how to use it.
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There is no genius without a touch of madness.
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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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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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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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Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms – you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older.
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A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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Retire into yourself as much as possible.
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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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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it.
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To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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