Seneca quotes

It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing. (Seneca)
We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods. View quote
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He that does good to another does good also to himself. View quote
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The greatest remedy for anger is delay. View quote
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power. View quote
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body. View quote
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No one loves his country for its size or eminence, but because it's his own. View quote
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Associate with people who are likely to improve you. View quote
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It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. View quote
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A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners. View quote
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You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise. (Seneca)
Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life. View quote
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A great fortune is a great slavery. View quote
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Everywhere is nowhere. When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends. View quote
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It is quality rather than quantity that matters. View quote
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Do not ask for what you will wish you had not got. View quote
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There is no great genius without some touch of madness. View quote
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All art is an imitation of nature. View quote
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If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable. View quote
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But how foolish it is to set out one's life, when one is not even owner of tomorrow! View quote
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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. (Seneca)
Not he who has little, but he whose wishes more, is poor. View quote
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If you wished to be loved, love. View quote
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All cruelty springs from weakness. View quote
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The language of truth is simple. View quote
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