What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears.
SENECAI shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
More Seneca Quotes
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Money has never yet made anyone rich.
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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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You are your choices.
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Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
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All cruelty springs from weakness.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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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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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
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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 great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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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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