539 Quotes by Seneca the Younger

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Death either destroys or unhusks us. If it means liberation, better things await us when our burden s gone: if destruction, nothing at all awaits us; blessings and curses are abolished.

Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men.

Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.

The abundance of books is distraction.

Time is the one thing that is given to everyone in equal measure.

Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.

We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end to them.

What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.