Seneca the ElderAll art is an imitation of nature.352Humanity
Seneca the ElderMalice drinks one-half of its own poison.353Philosophy
Seneca the ElderA quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two.343Politics
Seneca the ElderWhen in fear, it is safest to force the attack.311Sadness
Seneca the ElderThere is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse.333Humor
Seneca the ElderNothing is our except time.311Time
Seneca the ElderThe courts of kings are full of people, but empty of friends.345Humanity
Seneca the ElderIt is wrong not to give a hand to the fallen. This right is common to the whole human race. ✨ Controversiae. Book 1, Chapter 1, sect. 14. Translation from Norman T. Pratt Se… ▶379HumanityReading
Seneca the ElderYou can end love more easily than you can moderate it.336Love
Seneca the ElderFailure changes for the better, success for the worse.358Philosophy
Seneca the ElderNo one is better born than another, unless they are born with better abilities and a more amiable disposition.338Humor
Seneca the ElderNo evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline.262HumanityLovePolitics
Seneca the ElderIf you want to be loved, love.306Love
Seneca the ElderWe should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed! What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired?284Love
Seneca the ElderLet us be brave in the face of adversity.275Reading
Seneca the ElderIt is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.253Thought
Seneca the ElderTrue happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, whic… ▶319HopeTimeTruth
Seneca the ElderLet us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.265Thought
Seneca the ElderIf a man does not know what port he is steering for, no wind is favorable to him.277Truth
Seneca the ElderThe sun also shines on the wicked.279Truth
Seneca the ElderI shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.191Life
Seneca the ElderThe road to learning by precept is long, but by example short and effective.2510Life
Seneca the ElderWe are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.184Truth
Seneca the ElderIt is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.152Reading
Seneca the ElderThere's some end at last for the man who follows a path; mere rambling is interminable.175Sadness
Seneca the ElderUnhappy is the man, though he rule the world, who doesn't consider himself supremely blessed.219Reflection
Seneca the ElderWe can be thankful to a friend for a few acres or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health… ▶131Life
Seneca the ElderTo keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.143Death
Seneca the ElderUnhappy is the man, though he rule the world, who doesn't consider himself supremely blessed. In order to consider himself supremely blessed he must deeply understand that things … ▶2010Reflection
Seneca the ElderThe mind is slow to unlearn what it learnt early.188Thought
