He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
SENECAIt does not matter how many books you have, but how good the books are which you have.
More Seneca Quotes
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The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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After death there is nothing.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
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The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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What’s the good of dragging up sufferings which are over, of being unhappy now just because you were then.
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He who spares the wicked injures the good.
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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To be everywhere is to be nowhere.
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Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
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All cruelty springs from weakness.
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Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.
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Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
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