As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
-
-
Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Let not the enjoyment of pleasures now within your grasp, be carried to such excess as to incapacitate you from future repetition.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
The greatest man is he who chooses right with the most invincible resolution.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Hardly a man will you find who could live with his door open.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
The foundation of the true joy is in the conscience.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Who timidly requests invites refusal.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Injustice never rules forever.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
SENECA THE YOUNGER