Quotes from Lucius Annaeus Seneca
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
One must steer, not talk.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca