Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
SENECAGreat men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
SENECAIt is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
SENECAIt is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.
SENECAIf you don’t know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life.
SENECAFire proves gold, adversity proves men.
SENECAThe important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution.
SENECAWe suffer more in imagination than in reality.
SENECAAll cruelty springs from weakness.
SENECABe not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
SENECAOften a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.
SENECAThe greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future.
SENECABe wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
SENECARegard a friend as loyal, and you will make him loyal.
SENECAWhen you die, it will not be because you are sick, but because you were alive.
SENECAEveryone rushes his life on, and suffers from a yearning for the future and a boredom with the present.
SENECAAuthority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
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