It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
SENECAHe who seeks wisdom is a wise man; he who thinks he has found it is mad.
More Seneca Quotes
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Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
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Retire into yourself as much as possible.
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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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It is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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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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Regard a friend as loyal, and you will make him loyal.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
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A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future.
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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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