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.
SENECAIt is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
More Seneca Quotes
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All cruelty springs from weakness.
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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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It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
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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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As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
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It is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.
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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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To be everywhere is to be nowhere.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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