Retire into yourself as much as possible.
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 wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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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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The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
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A good person dyes events with his own colour and turns whatever happens to his own benefit.
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Regard a friend as loyal, and you will make him loyal.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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He is most powerful who governs himself.
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All cruelty springs from weakness.
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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.
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He who is brave is free.
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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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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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