Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
SENECAIf we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
More Seneca Quotes
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Regard a friend as loyal, and you will make him loyal.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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Men can be divided into 2 groups: one that goes ahead and achieves something, and one that comes after and criticizes.
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Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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A good person dyes events with his own colour and turns whatever happens to his own benefit.
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Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
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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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What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears.
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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 great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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Everyone rushes his life on, and suffers from a yearning for the future and a boredom with the present.
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