Poverty needs much, avarice everything. Seneca the Younger More Quotes by Seneca the Younger More Quotes From Seneca the Younger He will live ill who does not know how to die well. Seneca the Younger wells ill doe Watch over yourself. Be your own accuser, then your judge; ask yourself grace sometimes, and, if there is need, impose upon yourself some pain. Seneca the Younger pain grace judging Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment. Seneca the Younger encouraging best-friend friendship A good mind is a lord of a kingdom. Seneca the Younger kingdoms lord mind The final hour when we cease to exist does not itself bring death; it merely of itself completes the death-process. We reach death at that moment, but we have been a long time on the way. Seneca the Younger dying long death It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. Seneca the Younger uplifting success inspirational The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their sin. Seneca the Younger philosophical steps firsts Many shed tears merely for show, and have dry eyes when no one's around to observe them. Seneca the Younger dry tears eye Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage. Seneca the Younger wealth fortune may The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control. Seneca the Younger self-control self exercise Human nature is so constituted that insults sink deeper than kindnesses; the remembrance of the latter soon passes away, while that of the former is treasured in the memory. Seneca the Younger remembrance kindness memories In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune's habit of behaving just as she pleases. Seneca the Younger teeth adversity giving On entering a temple we assume all signs of reverence. How much more reverent then should we be before the heavenly bodies, the stars, the very nature of God! Seneca the Younger stars nature god Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune. Seneca the Younger evil sight men When some state or other offered Alexander a part of its territory and half of all its property he told them that 'he hadn't come to Asia with the intention of accepting whatever they cared to give him, but of letting them keep whatever he chose to leave them.' Philosophy, likewise, tells all other occupations: 'It's not my intention to accept whatever time is leftover from you; you shall have, instead, what I reject.' Give your whole mind to her. Seneca the Younger caring time philosophy The man who thinks only of his own generation is born for few. Seneca the Younger generations men thinking No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself. Seneca the Younger adversity unhappy men A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty. Seneca the Younger thrifty cautious coward What must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing. Seneca the Younger choices struggle littles Refrain from following the example of those whose craving is for attention, not their own improvement. Seneca the Younger improvement example attention
