All cruelty springs from weakness.
SENECAIf a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
More Seneca Quotes
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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.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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As was his language so was his life.
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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
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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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After death there is nothing.
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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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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
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Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
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He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
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No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
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Life is long, if you know how to use it.
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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When you die, it will not be because you are sick, but because you were alive.
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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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No good thing is pleasant without friends to share it.
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The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future.
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