We are driven by fate and must yield to fate. No anxious fr… - Seneca

" "
We are driven by fate and must yield to fate.
No anxious fretting can alter
the threads from that commanding spindle.

Seneca

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Seneca

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 BC – A.D. 65), often known simply as Seneca, or Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and humorist. He was the son of Seneca the Elder.

Also Known As

Native Name: Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Alternative Names: Seneca the Younger • the Younger Seneca • Lucio Anneo Seneca • Annaeus Seneca • Lucius Annaeus Seneca minor • Lucius Annaeus Seneca Iunior • L. Annæus Seneca • Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger

All quotes from Seneca Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Seneca:

Cicero Euripides Benjamin Franklin Michel de Montaigne Plutarch

Additional quotes by Seneca

This is our big mistake: to think we look forward to death. Most of death is already gone. Whatever time has passed is owned by death.

He robs presents ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.

Press on, therefore, as you have begun; perhaps you will be led to perfection, or to a point which you alone understand is still short of perfection.

We are driven by fate and must yield to fate. No anxious fretting can alter the threads from that commanding spindle. - Seneca

About Seneca

Also Known As

Advanced Search Filters

Additional quotes by Seneca

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI