Retire into yourself as much as possible.
SENECALuck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
More Seneca Quotes
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Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
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Everyone rushes his life on, and suffers from a yearning for the future and a boredom with the present.
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He who spares the wicked injures the good.
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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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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What’s the good of dragging up sufferings which are over, of being unhappy now just because you were then.
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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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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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Life is like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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Money has never yet made anyone rich.
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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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