Seneca
138 quotations
No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.
A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.
Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may mot be subdued by discipline.
Disease is not of the body but of the place.
Economy is too late when you are at the bottom of your purse.
The road to learning by precept is long, but by example short and effective.
Sovereignty over any foreign land is insecure.
It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
Even if it is to be, what end do you serve by running to distress?
Do everything as in the eye of another.
If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
Fate rules the affairs of men, with no recognizable order.
The fates lead the willing, and drag the unwilling.
Where the fear is, happiness is not.
A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
A foolishness is inflicted with a hatred of itself.
He who is brave is free.
Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.