To govern was to serve, not to rule.
SENECATo win true freeedom you must be a slave to philosophy.
More Seneca Quotes
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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
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It is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.
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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.
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Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
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Regard a friend as loyal, and you will make him loyal.
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The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future.
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Many things have fallen only to rise higher.
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
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It does not matter how many books you have, but how good the books are which you have.
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The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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Life is like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
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