Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling. Lucius Annaeus Seneca More Quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca More Quotes From Lucius Annaeus Seneca We are more wicked together than separately. If you are forced to be in a crowd, then most of all you should withdraw into yourself. Lucius Annaeus Seneca We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Whatever is to make us better and happy, God has placed either openly before us or close to us. Lucius Annaeus Seneca It is quality rather than quantity that matters. Lucius Annaeus Seneca brainy matters than quantity quality We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality. Lucius Annaeus Seneca more imagination hurt reality There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse. Lucius Annaeus Seneca person own who remorse Life is the fire that burns and the sun that gives light. Life is the wind and the rain and the thunder in the sky. Life is matter and is earth, what is and what is not, and what beyond is in Eternity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca light rain sky life Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. Lucius Annaeus Seneca adversity brave men war True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. Lucius Annaeus Seneca true-happiness future enjoy happiness A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. Lucius Annaeus Seneca brainy without man trials Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. Lucius Annaeus Seneca human-being kindness opportunity It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. Lucius Annaeus Seneca heights road great rough greatness A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand. Lucius Annaeus Seneca killer sword hand never Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes. Lucius Annaeus Seneca nothing madness evil foolish Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it. Lucius Annaeus Seneca us more hurtful anger Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body. Lucius Annaeus Seneca difficulties body labor mind The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it. Lucius Annaeus Seneca more good deserve hope fortune A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer. Lucius Annaeus Seneca gift intention done birthday For greed all nature is too little. Lucius Annaeus Seneca too little greed nature
