Everyone rushes his life on, and suffers from a yearning for the future and a boredom with the present.
SENECATo be everywhere is to be nowhere.
More Seneca Quotes
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He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
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After death there is nothing.
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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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Life is long, if you know how to use it.
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Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
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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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No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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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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Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
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He who is brave is free.
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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It is not goodness to be better than the worst.
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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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You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
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Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
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A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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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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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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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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