The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
SENECABe wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
More Seneca Quotes
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He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
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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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Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those whom you are capable of improving. The process is a mutual one. People learn as they teach.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
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No good thing is pleasant without friends to share it.
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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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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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
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Regard a friend as loyal, and you will make him loyal.
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All cruelty springs from weakness.
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A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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Find a path or make one.
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