Retire into yourself as much as possible.
SENECAHe who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
More Seneca Quotes
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Everyone rushes his life on, and suffers from a yearning for the future and a boredom with the present.
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After death there is nothing.
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Find a path or make one.
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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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If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
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A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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No good thing is pleasant without friends to share it.
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To be everywhere is to be nowhere.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
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Life is long, if you know how to use it.
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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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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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