He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
SENECATrue 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.
More Seneca Quotes
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
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As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
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You are your choices.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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Life is long, if you know how to use it.
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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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A good person dyes events with his own colour and turns whatever happens to his own benefit.
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Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
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He who spares the wicked injures the good.
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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
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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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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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