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
fear frightened imagination
We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
greatness heights leads rough
It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
brainy cannot gem man nor polished
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
business port wind
If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
anxious dependence enjoy happiness true
True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
beautiful friendship friends-or-friendship qualities understand
One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
afraid cease hope
You cease to be afraid when you cease to hope; for hope is accompanied by fear.
Every sin is the result of a collaboration.