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Quote of Seneca - It is not because things are...


Biography - Seneca:

Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman (Approximate years of birth and death).
Born: -4 - Died: 65
Period:
1st century
1st century BC
Place of birth: Spain
Spain

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



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Ce n'est pas la difficulté qui fait que l'on n'ose pas, mais c'est de n'oser pas que vient toute la difficulté.

German
Nicht weil es schwer ist, wagen wir es nicht, sondern weil wir es nicht wagen, ist es schwer.




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Quotes for: to dare


Quotes

Quotes for: to dare


I dare to believe that inner joy has some secret power to win the favour of fortune.





He who can endure all can dare all.





Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.





Dare to be wise, begin!





Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.





I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little more, as I grow older.











Quotes for: difficulty


Quotes

Quotes for: difficulty


Out of clutter find simplicity ; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.





All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.





Happiness is not easily won; it is hard to find it in ourselves and impossible to find it elsewhere.





There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.





One of the most important and most difficult arts is to unlearn vice.





To the stars through difficulty.
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Quotes

Seneca also said...


A happy life, therefore, is one which is in accordance with its own nature.





The language of truth is simple.





Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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A great part of progress consists in the desire to make progress.





If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.





Let the other side be heard as well.
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