Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quotes

"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness."

"One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood."

"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials."

"True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future."

"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."

"Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity."

"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."

"A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary."

"If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable."

"It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness."

"The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity."

"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage."

"We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality."

"For greed all nature is too little."

"Life's like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters."

"Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes."

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."

"The wish for healing has always been half of health."

"No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to."

"A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer."

"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk."

"It is quality rather than quantity that matters."

"Love in its essence is spiritual fire."

"As long as you live, keep learning how to live."

"The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity."

"All cruelty springs from weakness."

"The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it."

"If you wished to be loved, love."

"Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things."

"Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power."