What were once vices are the fashion of the day.
SENECALife is like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
More Seneca Quotes
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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He is most powerful who governs himself.
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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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No good thing is pleasant without friends to share it.
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He who spares the wicked injures the good.
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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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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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 a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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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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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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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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