There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
God is the universal substance in existing things. He comprises all things. He is the fountain of all being. In Him exists everything that is. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other; yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely; for science is but one. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Life’s like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Life is the fire that burns and the sun that gives light. Life is the wind and the rain and the thunder in the sky. Life is matter and is earth, what is and what is not, and what beyond is in Eternity. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
It’s not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It’s because we dare not venture that they are difficult. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
It is another’s fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
