A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
SENECANo 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.
More Seneca Quotes
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As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
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Money has never yet made anyone rich.
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He who is brave is free.
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A lesson that is never learned can never be too often taught.
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What were once vices are the fashion of the day.
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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
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The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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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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Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Don’t stumble over something behind you.
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He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
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He who seeks wisdom is a wise man; he who thinks he has found it is mad.
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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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