More from Seneca
I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
SenecaSeneca To win true freeedom you must be a slave to philosophy.
SenecaSeneca To govern was to serve, not to rule.
SenecaSeneca The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future.
SenecaSeneca When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
SenecaSeneca There is no genius without a touch of madness.
SenecaSeneca The mind, unless it is pure and holy, cannot see God.
SenecaSeneca No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
SenecaSeneca The sun also shines on the wicked.
SenecaSeneca If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
SenecaSeneca Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms – you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older.
SenecaSeneca It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
SenecaSeneca Speech is the mirror of the mind.
SenecaSeneca God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
SenecaSeneca It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.
SenecaSeneca They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn
SenecaSeneca
Original quotes
From our community writers
Don’t compare her to sunshine and roses when she’s clearly orchids and moonlight.
Melody LeeMelody Lee Oh moonlight, continue to shine on me. As you light up the sky, maybe some peace will come to me.
ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix I wish you the wildest of dreams.
Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
Rupi KaurRupi Kaur Live to be happy not to impress.
Hayley EvansHayley Evans
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More on attitude
I shall not grow conservative with age.
Elizabeth Cady StantonElizabeth Cady Stanton All the men of the Old Testament were polygamists, and Christ and Paul, the central figures of the New Testament, were celibates, and condemned marriage by both precept and example.
Elizabeth Cady StantonElizabeth Cady Stanton Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.
Princess DianaPrincess Diana I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
Arthur AsheArthur Ashe The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
Arthur AsheArthur Ashe I feel very comfortable with the U.K. tone and humour and laid-back attitude.
Shawn MendesShawn Mendes Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.
Earl NightingaleEarl Nightingale I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
Arthur AsheArthur Ashe