To govern was to serve, not to rule.
SENECAMen can be divided into 2 groups: one that goes ahead and achieves something, and one that comes after and criticizes.
More Seneca Quotes
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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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They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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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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It is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.
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Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
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There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.
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A good person dyes events with his own colour and turns whatever happens to his own benefit.
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As was his language so was his life.
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After death there is nothing.
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To win true freeedom you must be a slave to philosophy.
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If you don’t know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life.
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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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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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