If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
SENECADon’t stumble over something behind you.
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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
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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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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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If you live in harmony with nature you will never be poor; if you live according what others think, you will never be rich.
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Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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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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To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
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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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As was his language so was his life.
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.
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There is no genius without a touch of madness.
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The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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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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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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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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What were once vices are the fashion of the day.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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All cruelty springs from weakness.
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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