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.
SENECAThe greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today
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Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
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Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
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A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
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Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
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It does not matter how many books you have, but how good the books are which you have.
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The mind, unless it is pure and holy, cannot see God.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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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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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future.
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You are your choices.
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The sun also shines on the wicked.
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