4 BC-65 AD, Spanish-born Roman Statesman, philosopher
A foolishness is inflicted with a hatred of itself.


A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
Seneca – [Gifts]


A great fortune is a great slavery.
Seneca – [Money]


A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
Seneca – [Individuality]


A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners.
Seneca – [Sin]


A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary.
Seneca – [Suffering]


A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
Seneca – [Fear]


A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.
Seneca – [Death and Dying]


A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two.
Seneca – [Conflict]


A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty.
Seneca – [Liberty]


All art is an imitation of nature.
Seneca – [Arts and Artists]


All cruelty springs from weakness.
Seneca – [Weakness]


Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.
Seneca – [Anger]


Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
Seneca – [Hatred]


Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
Seneca – [Anger]


As for old age, embrace and love it. It abounds with pleasure if you know how to use it. The gradually declining years are among the sweetest in a man's life, and I maintain that, even when they have reached the extreme limit, they have their pleasure still.
Seneca – [Age and Aging]


Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
Seneca – [Power]


Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders.
Seneca – [Architecture]


Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
Seneca – [Adversity]


But it is a pretty thing to see what money will do!
Seneca – [Money]

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