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.
SENECAMost powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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It is not goodness to be better than the worst.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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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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A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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We learn not in the school, but in life.
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All cruelty springs from weakness.
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What were once vices are the fashion of the day.
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To win true freeedom you must be a slave to philosophy.
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
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Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
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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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