Life is like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
SENECAEvery new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
More Seneca Quotes
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He who is brave is free.
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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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There is no genius without a touch of madness.
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What were once vices are the fashion of the day.
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Retire into yourself as much as possible.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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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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To win true freeedom you must be a slave to philosophy.
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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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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
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It is not goodness to be better than the worst.
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We learn not in the school, but in life.
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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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If you live in harmony with nature you will never be poor; if you live according what others think, you will never be rich.
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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.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
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He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
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The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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