Seneca Quotes

Very often the things that cost nothing cost us the most heavily; I can show you many objects the quest and acquisition of which have wrested freedom from our hands.

Tamdiu, discendum est, quemadmodum vivas, quamdiu vivas.

Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those who you are capable of improving.

If my wealth goes away, it takes with it nothing but itself.

ars prima regni est posse invidiam pati.

Extract and render useful some element from every field of thought.

Neither infants nor those whose minds are afflicted, are afraid of death; it would be repellent, if our reason did not offer us the same contentment to which they are led by their folly.

arma non servant modum; nec temperari facile nec reprimi potest stricti ensis ira; bella delectat cruor.

Once again prosperous and successful crime goes by the name of virtue; good men obey the bad, might is right and fear oppresses law.

Whatever has been long anticipated comes as a lighter blow.

You are scared of dying–and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different than being dead?

He maintained this attitude up to the very end, and no man ever saw Socrates too much elated or too much depressed. Amid all the disturbance of Fortune, he was undisturbed.

postea noli rogare quod inpetrare nolueris.

The best ideas are common property.

Surely no one would choose to hit a foe so hard as to have his hand get stuck in the wound and be able to withdraw from the blow. But anger is a weapon of just this type; it’s hard to draw it back.