Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
SENECAWe suffer more in imagination than in reality.
More Seneca Quotes
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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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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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He who seeks wisdom is a wise man; he who thinks he has found it is mad.
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As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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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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Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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All cruelty springs from weakness.
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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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Many things have fallen only to rise higher.
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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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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Regard a friend as loyal, and you will make him loyal.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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