The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself. Seneca the Younger More Quotes by Seneca the Younger More Quotes From Seneca the Younger Death: There's nothing bad about it at all except the thing that comes before it-the fear of it. Seneca the Younger fear He, who decides a case without hearing the other side, though he decides justly, cannot be considered just. Seneca the Younger hearingsidesjustice There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage. Seneca the Younger couragemenworld It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it. Seneca the Younger laughterhappinessinspirational Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other; yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely; for science is but one. Seneca the Younger giving-upeducationscience As was his language so was his life. Seneca the Younger thought-provokinglanguagesilence Philosophy is the art and law of life, and it teaches us what to do in all cases, and, like good marksmen, to hit the white at any distance. Seneca the Younger distancephilosophyart Nature has made us passive, and to suffer is our lot. While we are in the flesh every man has his chain and his clog; only it is looser and lighter to one man than to another, and he is more at ease who takes it up and carries it than he who drags it. Seneca the Younger sufferingeasemen Do the best you can . . . enjoy the present . . . rest satisfied with what you have. Seneca the Younger satisfiedenjoysatisfaction Some laws, though unwritten, are more firmly established than all written laws. Seneca the Younger unwrittenwrittenlaw They who have light in themselves will not revolve as satellites. Seneca the Younger satellitesoriginalitylight We are members of one great body. Nature planted in us a mutual love, and fitted us for a social life. We must consider that we were born for the good of the whole. Seneca the Younger mutual-lovebrotherhoodbody No one can keep a mask on long. Seneca the Younger masklong If you wish another to keep your secret, first keep it to yourself. Seneca the Younger secretwishfirsts We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end to them. Seneca the Younger procrastinationmotivationallife The Fates guide those who go willingly. Those who do not, they drag. Seneca the Younger guidesfateinspirational He is ungrateful who denies that he has received a kindness which has been bestowed upon him; he is ungrateful who conceals it; he is ungrateful who makes no return for it; most ungrateful of all is he who forgets it. Seneca the Younger ungratefulreturnkindness There is nothing which persevering effort and unceasing and diligent care cannot accomplish. Seneca the Younger diligenceeffortcare Nothing is ours except time. Seneca the Younger time-managementacceptancetime You learn to know a pilot in a storm. Seneca the Younger stormphilosophicalpilots
