Seneca quotes

If you wished to be loved, love.
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No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.
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To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.
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The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.
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Whatever is well said by another, is mine.
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The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.
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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
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What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not
fire up or revenge the insult, or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.
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The approach of liberty makes even an old man brave.
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A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand.
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Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.
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Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
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Sovereignty over any foreign land is insecure.
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No one can be despised by another until he has learned to despise himself.
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Time discovered truth.
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Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.
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He is a king who fears nothing, he is a king who desires nothing.
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