We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
SENECAHe who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
More Seneca Quotes
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If you don’t know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life.
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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
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If you live in harmony with nature you will never be poor; if you live according what others think, you will never be rich.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
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No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
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Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
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Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
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He who is brave is free.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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There is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world.
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