Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
SENECAThey lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn
More Seneca Quotes
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He is most powerful who governs himself.
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He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
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The mind, unless it is pure and holy, cannot see God.
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Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
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A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
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What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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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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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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After death there is nothing.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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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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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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The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future.
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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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