Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
SENECAEnjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
More Seneca Quotes
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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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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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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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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
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Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution.
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We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
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The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
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To be everywhere is to be nowhere.
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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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