It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
SENECAAll cruelty springs from weakness.
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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When you die, it will not be because you are sick, but because you were alive.
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Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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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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It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.
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Men can be divided into 2 groups: one that goes ahead and achieves something, and one that comes after and criticizes.
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The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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The mind, unless it is pure and holy, cannot see God.
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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it.
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