The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
SENECAThere is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world.
More Seneca Quotes
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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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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No one can keep a mask on long.
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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To win true freeedom you must be a slave to philosophy.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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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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Life is long, if you know how to use it.
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Regard a friend as loyal, and you will make him loyal.
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It is not goodness to be better than the worst.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
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Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
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