Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
