The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
SENECAHang on to your youthful enthusiasms – you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older.
More Seneca Quotes
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Many things have fallen only to rise higher.
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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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Life is like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
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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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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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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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The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it.
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
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There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.
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