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Seneca Quotes

«There is a noble manner of being poor and who does not know it will never be rich.»
Author: Seneca
«True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.»
Author: Seneca | About: Praise | Keywords: lowliest, lowly
«We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods.»
Author: Seneca
«As long as you live, keep learning how to live.»
Author: Seneca | About: Life
«If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.»
Author: Seneca
«Anger, though concealed, is betrayed by the countenance. ?That anger is not warrantable which hath seen two suns.»
Author: Seneca | Keywords: betrayed, concealed, suns
«There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.»
Author: Seneca | Keywords: admired
«It is the quality rather than the quantity that matters.»
Author: Seneca | Keywords: quantity
«When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.»
Author: Seneca | Keywords: flimsiest, flimsy, frivolous, meticulous
«He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.»
Author: Seneca | Keywords: dreads, hostility