Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 7 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917)
The book opens with
Keep company with people who will improve you, and with those you can improve; both sides learn
Their wordsAssociate with those who will make a better man of you. Welcome those whom you yourself can improve. The process is mutual; for men learn while they teach.
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