Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
SENECAIt is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.
More Seneca Quotes
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He who is brave is free.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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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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The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future.
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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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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
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After death there is nothing.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.
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Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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Money has never yet made anyone rich.
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Retire into yourself as much as possible.
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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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