117 Quotes By Lucius Annaeus Seneca


Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on age

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on anger

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on anger

Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on anger

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on anger

Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on anger

All art is but imitation of nature.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on art

To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on art

If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on art

Genius always gives its best at first prudence, at last.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on best

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on best

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on birthday

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on birthday

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on business

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on courage

There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on courage

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on death

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on death

A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on fear

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on fear