342 Quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering.

Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things.

There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.

If sensuality were happiness, beasts were happier than men; but human felicity is lodged in the soul, not in the flesh.

A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand.

If you live according to the dictates of nature, you will never be poor; if according to the notions of man, you will never be rich.

Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.

As long as you live, keep learning how to live.

A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.