Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
SENECAIf thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
More Seneca Quotes
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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
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When you die, it will not be because you are sick, but because you were alive.
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We learn not in the school, but in life.
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If you don’t know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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Retire into yourself as much as possible.
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To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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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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The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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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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Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
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It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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