A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
SENECAAuthority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
More Seneca Quotes
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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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Find a path or make one.
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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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Everyone rushes his life on, and suffers from a yearning for the future and a boredom with the present.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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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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He who is brave is free.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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What’s the good of dragging up sufferings which are over, of being unhappy now just because you were then.
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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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It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
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You are your choices.
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The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
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The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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