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Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“Life is like a play: it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters.”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“It's not how long you live, but how well you live that matters.”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“The life we receive is not short, but we make it so; we are not ill-provided but use what we have wastefully.”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“Fortune can take away riches, but not courage.”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“We should not, like sheep, follow the herd in front of us, going where others go instead of where we ought to go.”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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