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
admired courage man
There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
art endure learned
To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.
adversity appreciation destroys
We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.
admire art attempt failure great thou though
If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.
courage minds
Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.
everywhere full void work
Nothing is void of God, his work is everywhere his full of himself.
cooperation good
He that does good to another does good also to himself.
existed great touch
No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.
benefits command few freedom friend great ourselves thankful
We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres, or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.
great grief itself
Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.
learning
That is never too often repeated, which is never sufficiently learned.
war
In war there is no prize for runner-up.
governed liberty
A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty.