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.
SENECAHe who seeks wisdom is a wise man; he who thinks he has found it is mad.
More Seneca Quotes
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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It is not goodness to be better than the worst.
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What were once vices are the fashion of the day.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms – you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older.
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You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future.
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He is most powerful who governs himself.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
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Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
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