Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
SENECALeisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
SENECAWhen you die, it will not be because you are sick, but because you were alive.
SENECALaugh at your problems; everybody else does.
SENECAIt is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.
SENECAA good person dyes events with his own colour and turns whatever happens to his own benefit.
SENECARetire into yourself as much as possible.
SENECALife is like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
SENECAHe is most powerful who governs himself.
SENECADifficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
SENECAYou are your choices.
SENECAThe greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
SENECALuck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.
SENECAThey lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn
SENECANo tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossing it tightens its grip and plants its roots more securely; the fragile trees are those that have grown in a sunny valley.
SENECAYou act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
SENECAAssociate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those whom you are capable of improving. The process is a mutual one. People learn as they teach.
SENECA