He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
SENECAIt is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
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He is most powerful who governs himself.
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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
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No tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossing it tightens its grip and plants its roots more securely; the fragile trees are those that have grown in a sunny valley.
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He who is brave is free.
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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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To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
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It is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.
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Regard a friend as loyal, and you will make him loyal.
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It is not goodness to be better than the worst.
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Men can be divided into 2 groups: one that goes ahead and achieves something, and one that comes after and criticizes.
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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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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
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The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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