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.
SENECALuck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
More Seneca Quotes
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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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To win true freeedom you must be a slave to philosophy.
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The sun also shines on the wicked.
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Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those whom you are capable of improving. The process is a mutual one. People learn as they teach.
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Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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You are your choices.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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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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Many things have fallen only to rise higher.
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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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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Retire into yourself as much as possible.
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It is not goodness to be better than the worst.
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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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