What’s the good of dragging up sufferings which are over, of being unhappy now just because you were then.
SENECANothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
More Seneca Quotes
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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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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It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
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Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
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The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
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Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
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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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If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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The sun also shines on the wicked.
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Retire into yourself as much as possible.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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To be everywhere is to be nowhere.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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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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God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
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As was his language so was his life.
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We learn not in the school, but in life.
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Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
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