A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
SENECAIf thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
More Seneca Quotes
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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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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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After death there is nothing.
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When you die, it will not be because you are sick, but because you were alive.
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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The mind, unless it is pure and holy, cannot see God.
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Life is long, if you know how to use it.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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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.
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He who seeks wisdom is a wise man; he who thinks he has found it is mad.
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A lesson that is never learned can never be too often taught.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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