539 Quotes by Seneca the Younger

A great fortune is a great slavery.

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life – in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color.

Life’s neither a good nor an evil: it’s a field for good and evil.

That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.

Men learn while they teach.

No man can live happily who regards himself alone, who turns everything to his own advantage. Thou must live for another, if thou wishest to live for thyself.

There’s no delight in owning anything unshared.

Life is a gift of the immortal Gods, but living well is the gift of philosophy.