Many things have fallen only to rise higher.
SENECAReligion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
More Seneca Quotes
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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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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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There is no genius without a touch of madness.
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Everyone rushes his life on, and suffers from a yearning for the future and a boredom with the present.
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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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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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Men can be divided into 2 groups: one that goes ahead and achieves something, and one that comes after and criticizes.
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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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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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The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today
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Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
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