Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
SENECA THE YOUNGERThere’s no delight in owning anything unshared.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
-
-
There’s one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Freedom can’t be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Reason wishes that the judgement it gives be just; anger wishes that the judgement it has given seem to be just.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Our (the Stoic) motto, as you know, is live according to nature.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
The philosopher: he alone knows how to live for himself. He is the one, in fact, who knows the fundamental thing: how to live.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
SENECA THE YOUNGER -
You want to live-but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying-and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead?
SENECA THE YOUNGER