The mind, unless it is pure and holy, cannot see God.
SENECAIf we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
More Seneca Quotes
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If you live in harmony with nature you will never be poor; if you live according what others think, you will never be rich.
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He who is brave is free.
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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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Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
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It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
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There is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world.
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As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
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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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A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
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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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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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Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.
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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 Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today
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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
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No good thing is pleasant without friends to share it.
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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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Money has never yet made anyone rich.
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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
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True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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