No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
SENECAThere is no genius without a touch of madness.
More Seneca Quotes
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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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The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today
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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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Life is like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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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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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 good thing is pleasant without friends to share it.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.
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Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it.
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You are your choices.
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He who spares the wicked injures the good.
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He who seeks wisdom is a wise man; he who thinks he has found it is mad.
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A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
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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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God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
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To be everywhere is to be nowhere.
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Find a path or make one.
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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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The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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