Men can be divided into 2 groups: one that goes ahead and achieves something, and one that comes after and criticizes.
SENECADon’t stumble over something behind you.
More Seneca Quotes
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Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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As was his language so was his 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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Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.
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After death there is nothing.
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The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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Retire into yourself as much as possible.
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
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He is most powerful who governs himself.
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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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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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There is no genius without a touch of madness.
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