True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing.
SENECADifficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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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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Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.
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He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
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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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Find a path or make one.
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What were once vices are the fashion of the day.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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He who spares the wicked injures the good.
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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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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 difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.
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To win true freeedom you must be a slave to philosophy.
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A lesson that is never learned can never be too often taught.
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