There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion. Seneca the Younger More Quotes by Seneca the Younger More Quotes From Seneca the Younger We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air. Seneca the Younger deep-breathingspiritair A man's ability cannot possibly be of one sort and his soul of another. If his soul be well-ordered, serious and restrained, his ability also is sound and sober. Conversely, when the one degenerates, the other is contaminated. Seneca the Younger soulsoundmen How much longer are you going to be a pupil? From now on do some teaching as well. Seneca the Younger pupilsteachinglove A good person dyes events with his own color . . . and turns whatever happens to his own benefit. Seneca the Younger adversityeventscolor Away with the world's opinion of you-it's always unsettled and divided. Seneca the Younger opinioncourageworld Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment? Seneca the Younger assuminghonormen What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men? Seneca the Younger insanemeninsanity Precepts or maxims are of great weight; and a few useful ones at hand do more toward a happy life than whole volumes that we know not where to find. Seneca the Younger weighthappy-lifehands Obedience is yielded more readily to one who commands gently. Seneca the Younger commandobedience A well-governed appetite is a great part of liberty Seneca the Younger moderationlibertyfreedom Virtue is that perfect good, which is the complement of a happy life; the only immortal thing that belongs to mortality. Seneca the Younger virtueperfecthappy-life When thou hast profited so much that thou respectest even thyself, thou mayst let go thy tutor. Seneca the Younger tutorthyselfletting-go A man who has taken your time recognises no debt; yet it is the one he can never repay. Seneca the Younger debttakenmen Refuse to let the thought of death bother you: nothing is grim when we have escaped that fear. Seneca the Younger thoughts-of-deathbotherfear It's the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit. Seneca the Younger provokingadmirerpraise What is true belongs to me! Seneca the Younger philosophicaltruth Look at the stars lighting up the sky: no one of them stays in the same place. Seneca the Younger starsskytravel If true, the Pythagorean principles as to abstain from flesh, foster innocence; if ill-founded they at least teach us frugality, and what loss have you in losing your cruelty? It merely deprives you of the food of lions and vultures...let us ask what is best - not what is customary. Let us love temperance - let us be just - let us refrain from bloodshed. Seneca the Younger philosophicallossanimal The sun shines even on the wicked. Seneca the Younger wickedshiningevil Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity. Seneca the Younger preparationluckopportunity
