Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quotes

Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.
That is never too often repeated, which is never sufficiently learned.
That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
The approach of liberty makes even an old man brave.
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.
The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.
The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.
The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company.
The first and greatest punishment of the sinner is the conscience of sin.
The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their sin.
The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances.
The things hardest to bear are sweetest to remember.
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