The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
SENECAYou act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
More Seneca Quotes
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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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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.
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Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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After death there is nothing.
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Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
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The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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It is not goodness to be better than the worst.
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The sun also shines on the wicked.
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He who is brave is free.
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There is no genius without a touch of madness.
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A good person dyes events with his own colour and turns whatever happens to his own benefit.
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Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.
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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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