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.
SENECAFire proves gold, adversity proves men.
More Seneca Quotes
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To be everywhere is to be nowhere.
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He who spares the wicked injures the good.
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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.
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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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No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
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He who is brave is free.
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There is no genius without a touch of madness.
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Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
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