Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Lucius Annaeus Senecawas a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work humorist, of the Silver Age of Latin literature...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionStatesman
great heart midst moderation scholars-and-scholarship shows
The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.
anxiety future mind
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
mind
The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
bury safety
To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.
enjoys man quit taste willing
No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it.
crime-and-criminals
One crime has to be concealed by another.
wants
Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things.
manner poverty-and-the-poor
There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.
owe
Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.
gratitude
See how many are better off than you are, but consider how many are worse.
given
That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
purpose
Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
youth
It is the failing of youth not to be able to restrain its own violence.
adversity struck troubles
Light troubles speak; the weighty are struck dumb.