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
age age-and-aging despicable lived man offer proof
There is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world.
adversity behold brave conflict contest man matched worthy
Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity
man
Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.
approach liberty man
The approach of liberty makes even an old man brave.
lament laughter life man
It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
adversity against bravest great man struggling
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.
frailty greatness man true
It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.
appreciation man
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
man urges wary
Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
harbor man
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
man
If a man knows not what harbor he seeks, any wind is the right wind.
manner poverty-and-the-poor
There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.
enjoys man quit taste willing
No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it.
man suffering
A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary.