We 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, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on money
Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune all these are names of the one and selfsame God. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on nature
Everything is the product of one universal creative effort. There is nothing dead in Nature. Everything is organic and living, and therefore the whole world appears to be a living organism. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on nature
What nature requires is obtainable, and within easy reach. It is for the superfluous we sweat. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on nature
I never come back home with the same moral character I went out with something or other becomes unsettled where I had achieved internal peace some one or other of the things I had put to flight reappears on the scene. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on peace
To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on power
Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on power
There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on power
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on religion
Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on respect
The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on sad
Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely for science is but one. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on science
Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on success
Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on sympathy
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on thankful