Quotes from Seneca
A good mind possesses a kingdom: a great fortune is a great slavery.
— Seneca
All outdoors may be bedlam, provided there is no disturbance within.
— Seneca
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
— Seneca
Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
— Seneca
The first petition that we are to make to Almighty God is for a good conscience the next for health of mind and then of body.
— Seneca
errare humanum est, sed perseverare diabolicum: 'to err is human, but to persist (in the mistake) is diabolical.
— Seneca
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
— Seneca
Nature does not reveal her mysteries once and for all.
— Seneca
We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing.
— Seneca
Real improvement is of slow growth only.
— Seneca
The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.
— Seneca
Do the best you can . . . enjoy the present . . . rest satisfied with what you have.
— Seneca