Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
SENECAIf we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
More Seneca Quotes
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It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.
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He is most powerful who governs himself.
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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 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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We learn not in the school, but in life.
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Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
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He who is brave is free.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
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No good thing is pleasant without friends to share it.
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
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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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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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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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Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those whom you are capable of improving. The process is a mutual one. People learn as they teach.
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The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution.
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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The mind, unless it is pure and holy, cannot see God.
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No tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossing it tightens its grip and plants its roots more securely; the fragile trees are those that have grown in a sunny valley.
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