True 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.
SENECAA man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
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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Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
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Money has never yet made anyone rich.
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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The sun also shines on the wicked.
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Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
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Regard a friend as loyal, and you will make him loyal.
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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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The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today
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Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.
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Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.
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It is not goodness to be better than the worst.
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Many things have fallen only to rise higher.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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