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.
SENECAA man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
More Seneca Quotes
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Life is like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
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Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms – you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older.
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The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future.
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Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
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After death there is nothing.
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
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We learn not in the school, but in life.
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A lesson that is never learned can never be too often taught.
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The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
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The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution.
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We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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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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