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
Do you seek Alcides' equal? None is, except himself.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
One must steer, not talk.
— 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
If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.
— 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
An action will not be right unless the will be right for from thence is the action derived. Again, the will will not be right unless the disposition of the mind be right for from thence comes the will.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca