Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked brother.
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Tis a human trait to hate one you have wronged
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Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
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Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other.
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Dangerous is wrath concealed. Hatred proclaimed doth lose its chance of wreaking vengeance.
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No man esteems anything that comes to him by chance; but when it is governed by reason, it brings credit both to the giver and receiver; whereas those favors are in some sort scandalous that make a man ashamed of his patron.
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What you think is the summit is only a step up
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You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise.
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This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
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It is easy enough to arouse in a listener a desire for what is honorable; for in every one of us nature has laid the foundations or sown the seeds of the virtues. We are born to them all, all of us, and when a person comes along with the necessary stimulus, then those qualities of the personality are awakened, so to speak, from their slumber.
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Life is most delightful on the downward slope.
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We suffer more often in imagination than in reality. We must learn to control and focus the force of our imagination on the good, bright side so it is positive and constructive helping ourselves and others, rather than let its force focus on the bad, dark side so it is negative and destructive hurting ourselves and others!
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What must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing.
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A troubled countenance oft discloses much.
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I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better then the bad.
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The real compensation of a right action is inherent in having performed it.
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Laws do not persuade just because they threaten.
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Our Creator shall continue to dwell above the sky, and that is where those on earth will end their thanksgiving.
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The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.
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Adversity finds at last the man whom she has often passed by.
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Retire into yourself as much as possible. Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those whom you are capable of improving. The process is a mutual one. People learn as they teach.
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Just where death is expecting you is something we cannot know; so, for your part, expect him everywhere.
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The arts are the servant; wisdom its master.
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It is one thing to remember, another to know. To remember is to safeguard something entrusted to the memory. But to know is to make each thing one's own, not depend on the text and always to look back to the teacher. "Zeno said this, Cleanthes said this." Let there be space between you and the book.