Qui timide rogat docet negare.
(Seneca, Phaedra 593-4)

The one who asks timidly teaches the one he asks to say "no".

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Comment: I find this proverb worth self-application. Do I ask my
questions of myself boldly or timidly? The way of inquiry of myself,
reflection within myself, determines the direction I will go. If I
inquire of myself timidly, I will find a wall, a "no" in front of me.
What if I inquire of myself boldly?