It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
SENECAMany things have fallen only to rise higher.
More Seneca Quotes
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What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears.
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It is not goodness to be better than the worst.
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The sun also shines on the wicked.
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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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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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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
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He who seeks wisdom is a wise man; he who thinks he has found it is mad.
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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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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.
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Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those whom you are capable of improving. The process is a mutual one. People learn as they teach.
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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Everyone rushes his life on, and suffers from a yearning for the future and a boredom with the present.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Money has never yet made anyone rich.
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