If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
SENECAWhat need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears.
More Seneca Quotes
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it.
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Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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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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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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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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Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
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No good thing is pleasant without friends to share it.
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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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It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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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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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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