342 Quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

There are no greater wretches in the world than many of those whom people in general take to be happy.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Whenever you hold a fellow creature in distress, remember that he is a man.

I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

Let tears flow of their own accord: their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony.

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.

Many shed tears merely for show, and have dry eyes when no one's around to observe them.

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

No one is better born than another, unless they are born with better abilities and a more amiable disposition.