Lucius Annaeus Seneca, also known as Seneca the Younger, was a Hispano-Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and satirist.
As was his language so was his life. – Seneca
He is most powerful who has power over himself. – Seneca
There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage. – Seneca
Men learn while they teach. – Seneca
All cruelty springs from weakness. – Seneca
It is quality rather than quantity that matters. – Seneca
He who profits by a crime commits it. – Seneca
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. – Seneca
For greed, all nature is too little. – Seneca
While we are postponing, life speeds by. – Seneca
Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men. – Seneca
Whatever we give to the wretched, we lend to fortune. – Seneca
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit. – Seneca
A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts. – Seneca
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable. – Seneca
The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual help. All, therefore, that need aid have a right to ask it from their fellow men; and no one who has the power of granting can refuse it without guilt. – Seneca
No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to. – Seneca
Luck never made a man wise. -Seneca
A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer. – Seneca
It is the failing of youth not to be able to restrain its own violence. – Seneca
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