115 Quotations by Seneca
- 21. Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
- 22. Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
- 23. He who boasts of his ancestry is praising the deeds of another.
- 24. He who has great power should use it lightly.
- 25. He who is sorry for having sinned is almost innocent.
- 26. He who spares the wicked injures the good.
- 27. He will live ill who does not know how to die well.
- 28. I do not distinguish by the eye, but by the mind, which is the proper judge.
- 29. I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better then the bad.
- 30. I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
- 31. I will govern my life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one and read the other, for ...
- 32. If a man does not know to what port he is steering, no wind is favourable to him.
- 33. If a man knows not what harbor he seeks, any wind is the right wind.
- 34. If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
- 35. If virtue precede us every step will be safe.
- 36. If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
- 37. If you would judge, understand.
- 38. It is a denial of justice not to stretch out a helping hand to the fallen; that is the common right ...
- 39. It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
- 40. It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
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