A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
SENECANo one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
More Seneca Quotes
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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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Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
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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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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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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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No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
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Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
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Life is long, if you know how to use it.
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The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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