539 Quotes by Seneca the Younger

No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in those cases which put us out of wits, it is not the loss itself, but the estimate of the loss that troubles us.

There is no genius free from some tincture of madness.

No one can have a peaceful life who thinks too much about lengthening it.

Man is a reasoning Animal.

Whom the dawn sees proud, evening sees prostrate.

What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed.

In a moment the ashes are made, but a forest is a long time growing.

Leave in concealment what has long been concealed.

It is sweet to mingle tears with tears; Griefs, where they wound in solitude, Wound more deeply.