It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat. Seneca the Elder More Quotes by Seneca the Elder More Quotes From Seneca the Elder He who looks for advantage out of friendship strips it all of its nobility. Seneca the Elder nobilityadvantagelooks All art is an imitation of nature. Seneca the Elder imitationnatureart When in fear, it is safest to force the attack. Seneca the Elder force No one is better born than another, unless they are born with better abilities and a more amiable disposition. Seneca the Elder ancestrybirthborn The great soul surrenders itself to fate. Seneca the Elder fatesoulacceptance It is not death we fear, but the thought of it. Seneca the Elder It is not manly to turn one's back on fortune. Seneca the Elder manlyturnsfortune
