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
anticipate foolish wretched
Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes.
learning
As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
excellence quality quantity rather
It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
harbor man
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
frivolous meticulous mind presume writers-and-writing
When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
architecture believe
Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders.
human opportunity
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.
frailty greatness man true
It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.
half health
The wish for healing has always been half of health.
confess laid people waking
Why do people not confess vices? It is because they have not yet laid them aside. It is a waking person only who can tell their dreams.
bounds due security state whatever
Whatever has overstepped its due bounds is always in a state of instability.
cooperation good
He that does good to another does good also to himself.
enjoys man quit taste willing
No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it.
manner poverty-and-the-poor
There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.