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
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The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.
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Precepts or maxims are of great weight; and a few useful ones on hand do more to produce a happy life than the volumes we can't find.
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If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.
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No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.
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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.
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Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.
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True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The great blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
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The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.
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It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.
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It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
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It makes a great deal of difference whether one wills not to sin or has not the knowledge to sin.
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He who has great power should use it lightly.
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It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.
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There are no greater wretches in the world than many of those whom people in general take to be happy.