Seneca the Younger quotes Died: 00/00/0065 Country: italy

• A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ( Seneca the Younger)
• A great fortune is a great slavery. ( Seneca the Younger) [fortune/slavery]
• A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary. ( Seneca the Younger) [more]
• A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners. ( Seneca the Younger) [mankind]
• A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two. ( Seneca the Younger) [quarrel]
• A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand. ( Seneca the Younger)
• A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand. ( Seneca the Younger)
• As long as you live, keep learning how to live. ( Seneca the Younger)
• All art is an imitation of nature. ( Seneca the Younger)
• An unpopular rule is never long maintained. ( Seneca the Younger)
• As was his language so was his life. ( Seneca the Younger)
• Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods. ( Seneca the Younger)
• Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received. ( Seneca the Younger)
• Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment. ( Seneca the Younger)
• Dangerous is wrath concealed. Hatred proclaimed doth lose its chance of wreaking vengeance. ( Seneca the Younger)
• Delay not; swift the flight of fortune's greatest favours. ( Seneca the Younger)
• Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed. ( Seneca the Younger)
• Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body. ( Seneca the Younger)
• Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones. ( Seneca the Younger)
• Fate rules the affairs of mankind with no recognizable order. ( Seneca the Younger)
• Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. ( Seneca the Younger)
• He who boasts of his ancestry is praising the deeds of another. ( Seneca the Younger)
• He who spares the wicked injures the good. ( Seneca the Younger)
• He will live ill who does not know how to die well. ( Seneca the Younger)

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