Famous Quotes / Marcus Annaeus Seneca
230 Quotations by Marcus Annaeus Seneca
- 1. A foolishness is inflicted with a hatred of itself.
- 2. A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
- 3. A great fortune is a great slavery.
- 4. A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
- 5. A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners.
- 6. A man can refrain from wanting what he has not, and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.
- 7. A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary.
- 8. A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.
- 9. A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
- 10. A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.
- 11. A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two.
- 12. A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty.
- 13. Add each day something to fortify you against poverty and death.
- 14. All art is an imitation of nature.
- 15. All cruelty springs from weakness.
- 16. Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.
- 17. Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
- 18. Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which i ...
- 19. As for old age, embrace and love it. It abounds with pleasure if you know how to use it. The gradual ...
- 20. Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.