Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
SENECATime discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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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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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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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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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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He who spares the wicked injures the good.
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What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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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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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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Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
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As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
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Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.
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There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
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No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
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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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It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.
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To be everywhere is to be nowhere.
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A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
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The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution.
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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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