"There are more things that scare us than actually harm us, and we suffer more often in imagination than in reality."
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Seneca is one of the Stoic philosophers.
More quotes from Seneca
- "If a man does not know what port he is sailing to, no wind will be favorable to him."
- "A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary."
- "Seek to be happy with little, and you will find much."
- "We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."
- "He who is brave is free."