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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Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
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All cruelty springs from weakness.
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Life is long, if you know how to use it.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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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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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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You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
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The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
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After death there is nothing.
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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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To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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As was his language so was his life.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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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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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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What were once vices are the fashion of the day.
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Find a path or make one.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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You are your choices.
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If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
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God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
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The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today
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Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
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