Don’t stumble over something behind you.
SENECAIf thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
More Seneca Quotes
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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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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It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
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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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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
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What were once vices are the fashion of the day.
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He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
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A good person dyes events with his own colour and turns whatever happens to his own benefit.
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It is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.
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No good thing is pleasant without friends to share it.
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Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
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It is not goodness to be better than the worst.
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The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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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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As was his language so was his life.
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Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
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The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
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To win true freeedom you must be a slave to philosophy.
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Money has never yet made anyone rich.
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Regard a friend as loyal, and you will make him loyal.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.
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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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