Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Lucius Annaeus Senecawas a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work humorist, of the Silver Age of Latin literature...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionStatesman
punishment whip
There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse.
individuality life
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
becomes console finds grief quickly
Nothing becomes so offensive so quickly as grief. When fresh it finds someone to console it, but when it becomes chronic, it is ridiculed, and rightly.
courage dare difficult
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
excellence quality quantity rather
It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
birthday death fear last
The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.
Life's like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
learning
As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
tool
A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand.
admirer audiences provoke
It's the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
sentiments
Nothing is so contemptible as the sentiments of the mob.
bottom economy economy-and-economics late
Economy is too late when you are at the bottom of your purse.
men
It is the superfluous things for which men sweat.
dislike great measure mind prefer sign
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.