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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.

Seneca

The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
SENECA

Greatness Intelligence Quiet Speak
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.
SENECA

Inspirational Patience Plant Time Tree Wind
He who seeks wisdom is a wise man; he who thinks he has found it is mad.
SENECA

Mad Man Seek Thinking Wisdom Wise
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Body Difficult Labor Mind Motivational Strength
They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn
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Expectation Fear Lose Night Time Wasted Time
If you live in harmony with nature you will never be poor; if you live according what others think, you will never be rich.
SENECA

Harmony Live Nature Poor Rich Thinking
No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
SENECA

Character Hide Lapse Mask Pretense
Speech is the mirror of the mind.
SENECA

Mind Mirror One Liner Speech
A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.
SENECA

Attitude Convince Himself Man Positive Unhappy
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
SENECA

Courage Dare Difficult Motivational Strength
Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms – you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older.
SENECA

Advice Birthday Emthusiasm Hang Old Youth
Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
SENECA

Fools Inspirational Man Slave Wealth Wise
If you don’t know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life.
SENECA

Deep Inspirational Knowledge Learning Life Moments
The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.
SENECA

Consistence Deed Wisdom
A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
SENECA

Consist Doer Done Gift Giving Intention
I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
SENECA

Book Goodness Reading Shame

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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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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