Quotes by Seneca - Page 2

Love

If you wished to be loved, love….

25 Mar , 2011  

If you wished to be loved, love. Seneca

Age

It is the failing of youth not t…

3 Mar , 2011  

It is the failing of youth not to be able to restrain its own violence. Seneca

Success

It is the constant fault and ins…

3 Mar , 2011  

It is the constant fault and inseparable evil quality of ambition, that it never looks behind it. Seneca

Adversity

Light troubles speak; the weight…

29 Aug , 2010  

Light troubles speak; the weighty are struck du Seneca

Life

No man enjoys the true taste of …

19 May , 2010  

No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it. Seneca

Heart

No evil propensity of the human …

19 May , 2010  

No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline. Seneca

Prayer

Nothing costs so much as what is…

11 Jan , 2010  

Nothing costs so much as what is bought by prayers. Seneca

Religion

Religion is regarded by the comm…

21 Nov , 2009  

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. Seneca

Grief

That grief is light which can ta…

3 Oct , 2009  

That grief is light which can take counsel. Seneca

Adversity

The good things of prosperity ar…

22 Sep , 2009  

The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired. Seneca

Anger

The greatest remedy for anger is…

22 Sep , 2009  

The greatest remedy for anger is delay. Seneca

Intelligence

There is no genius free from som…

10 Sep , 2009  

There is no genius free from some tincture of madness. Seneca