539 Quotes by Seneca the Younger

If you are wise, You will mingle one thing with the other- Not hoping without doubt; Not doubting without hope.

The voice is nothing but beaten air.

Pain, scorned by yonder gout-ridden wretch, endured by yonder dyspeptic in the midst of his dainties, borne bravely by the girl in travail. Slight thou art, if I can bear thee, short thou art if I cannot bear thee!

What were once vices are the fashion of the day.

True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.

We most often go astray on a well trodden and much frequented road.

Fate rules the affairs of men, with no recognizable order.

The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom – that deed and word should be in accord.

A single lifetime, even though entirely devoted to the sky, would not be enough for the study of so vast a subject. A time will come when our descendants will be amazed that we did not know things that are so plain to them.