The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
SENECATrue 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.
More Seneca Quotes
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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He who spares the wicked injures the good.
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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The mind, unless it is pure and holy, cannot see God.
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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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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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If you live in harmony with nature you will never be poor; if you live according what others think, you will never be rich.
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Retire into yourself as much as possible.
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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
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It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
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