No tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossing it tightens its grip and plants its roots more securely; the fragile trees are those that have grown in a sunny valley.
SENECATo wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
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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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.
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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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Money has never yet made anyone rich.
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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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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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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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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
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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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