342 Quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Whatever is to make us better and happy, God has placed either openly before us or close to us.

Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.

Whatever has overstepped its due bounds is always in a state of instability.

No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to.

There is no genius without a mixture of madness.

For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.

There is no evil that does not promise inducements. Avarice promises money; luxury, a varied assortment of pleasures; ambition, a purple robe and applause. Vices tempt you by the rewards they offer.

We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods.

Happy the man who can endure the highest and the lowest fortune. He, who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity, has deprived misfortune of its power.