Seneca Quotes

46 quotes

Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)

“The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company.”

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

on Courage

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

on Perseverance

"Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody."

on Success

"For greed all nature is too little."

on Philosophy

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

on Happiness

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

on Nature

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

on Happiness

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

on Learning

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

on Relationships

"He who has great power should use it lightly."

on Wisdom

"If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail."

on Motivation

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

on Self Control

"No man was ever wise by chance."

on Wisdom

"A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand."

on Fear

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

on Health

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

on Life

"The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable."

on Anxiety

"Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself."

on Grief

"Everywhere is nowhere. When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends."

on Relationships

"The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger."

on Wisdom