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.
SENECABe not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
More Seneca Quotes
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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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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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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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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No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
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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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A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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It is not goodness to be better than the worst.
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We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
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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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Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
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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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