It is not poverty that we praise, it is the man whom poverty cannot humble or bend.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIt is not poverty that we praise, it is the man whom poverty cannot humble or bend.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe most imperious masters over their own servants are at the same time the most abject slaves to the servants of others.
SENECA THE YOUNGERShall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel…You are called in to help the unhappy.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe man who while he gives thinks of what he will get in return, deserves to be deceived.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIn every good man a God doth dwell.
SENECA THE YOUNGERYou learn to know a pilot in a storm.
SENECA THE YOUNGERGenius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThe mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIf God adds another day to our life, let us receive it gladly.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIt is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
SENECA THE YOUNGERVice may be learnt, even without a teacher
SENECA THE YOUNGERIt’s a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.
SENECA THE YOUNGERHe robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIn the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
SENECA THE YOUNGERIt’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
SENECA THE YOUNGERDrunkenness does not create vice; it merely brings it into view.
SENECA THE YOUNGER