He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
SENECAHe is most powerful who governs himself.
More Seneca Quotes
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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Money has never yet made anyone rich.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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The mind, unless it is pure and holy, cannot see God.
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Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms – you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older.
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We learn not in the school, but in life.
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No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
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Regard a friend as loyal, and you will make him loyal.
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Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
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True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing.
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It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
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The sun also shines on the wicked.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.
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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
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