Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
SENECALuck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
More Seneca Quotes
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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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He who spares the wicked injures the good.
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Find a path or make one.
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A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
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It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.
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As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
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Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms – you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older.
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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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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
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Money has never yet made anyone rich.
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Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
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It does not matter how many books you have, but how good the books are which you have.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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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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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
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Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
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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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Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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