It is not goodness to be better than the worst.
SENECAAll cruelty springs from weakness.
More Seneca Quotes
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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 gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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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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Retire into yourself as much as possible.
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The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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No good thing is pleasant without friends to share it.
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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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Regard a friend as loyal, and you will make him loyal.
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The sun also shines on the wicked.
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It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
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He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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