Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
SENECAReligion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
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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.
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The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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After death there is nothing.
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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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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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It does not matter how many books you have, but how good the books are which you have.
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today
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To win true freeedom you must be a slave to philosophy.
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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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He who spares the wicked injures the good.
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