Tag: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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True happiness is… to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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A great mind becomes a great fortune.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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In war there is no prize for runner-up.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Life’s like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca