Seneca the Younger Quotes
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There exists no more difficult art than living.
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Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
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The wise man will not pardon any crime that ought to be punished, but he will accomplish, in a nobler way, all that is sought in pardoning. He will spare some and watch over some, because of their youth, and others on account of their ignorance. His clemency will not fall short of justice, but will fulfill it perfectly.
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The abundance of books is distraction
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Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
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Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking, whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness; life pushes on in a succession of engrossments. We shall always pray for leisure.
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Fire tries gold, misery tries brave men.
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Life without the courage to die is slavery.
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Truths open to everyone, and the claims aren't all staked yet.
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Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.
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A man who suffers or stresses before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary
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Throughout the whole of life one must continue to learn to live and what will amaze you even more, throughout life you must learn to die. Seneca (Roman philosopher)
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The way to wickedness is always through wickedness.
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What else is nature but God?
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Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of wickedness.
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A great step toward independence is a good-humoured stomach.
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Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
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A lesson that is never learned can never be too often taught.
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Courage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.
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Every journey has an end.