Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that…

No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And…

A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature…

There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service…

All art is but imitation of nature…

Wisdom allows nothing to be good that will not be so forever no man to…

A great mind becomes a great fortune…

In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails…

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger…

What nature requires is obtainable, and within easy reach. It is for the superfluous we…

Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work…

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life – in firmness of…

Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it…

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

For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes…