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Seneca the Younger Quotes: It's not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
         

It's not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.


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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

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult



A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.



The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution



Don't stumble over something behind you.

Don't stumble over something behind you.



We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.



Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.



When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.



There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.



It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.



Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.





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Follow your fears, behind the wall of your fears lies your dream !.إتبع مخاوفك، وراء جدار مخاوفك يكمن حلمك

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True leaders are the first to admit that they don't know everything and that they need help.

True leaders are the first to admit that they don't know everything and that they need help.



I thought I would, you know, go to college, get to law school, finish, and then get a job and work as a lawyer, but that proved to be not a good fit for me.

I thought I would, you know, go to college, get to law school, finish, and then get a job and work as a lawyer, but that proved to be not a good fit for me.



The trouble is you can't play many matches when you lose them.

The trouble is you can't play many matches when you lose them.



I have never been able to sleep with anyone. I require a full-size bed so that I can lie in the middle of it and extend my arms spreadeagle on both sides without being obstructed.

I have never been able to sleep with anyone. I require a full-size bed so that I can lie in the middle of it and extend my arms spreadeagle on both sides without being obstructed.



I know that not only is Swaraj our birthright, but it is our sacred duty to win it.

I know that not only is Swaraj our birthright, but it is our sacred duty to win it.



I look at you and you look at me and deep in our hearts know it That you weren't much of a muse, but then I weren't much of a poet

I look at you and you look at me and deep in our hearts know it That you weren't much of a muse, but then I weren't much of a poet



I really felt neurotic - it was a neurotic reason - but I had to teach very, very well. That sucked up a lot of oxygen from my time and my creative thinking.

I really felt neurotic - it was a neurotic reason - but I had to teach very, very well. That sucked up a lot of oxygen from my time and my creative thinking.



Nobody can misunderstand a child as much as his own parents.

Nobody can misunderstand a child as much as his own parents.



The only way to spend New Year's Eve is either quietly with friends or in a brothel. Otherwise when the evening ends and people pair off, someone is bound to be left in tears.

The only way to spend New Year's Eve is either quietly with friends or in a brothel. Otherwise when the evening ends and people pair off, someone is bound to be left in tears.




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