Without an adversary prowess shrivels. We see how great and efficient it really is only when it shows by endurance what it is capable of. 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 wellsilldoe 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 paingracejudging 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 encouragingbest-friendfriendship A good mind is a lord of a kingdom. Seneca the Younger kingdomslordmind 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 dyinglongdeath It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. Seneca the Younger upliftingsuccessinspirational The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their sin. Seneca the Younger philosophicalstepsfirsts Many shed tears merely for show, and have dry eyes when no one's around to observe them. Seneca the Younger drytearseye Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage. Seneca the Younger wealthfortunemay The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control. Seneca the Younger self-controlselfexercise 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 remembrancekindnessmemories 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 teethadversitygiving 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 starsnaturegod 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 evilsightmen 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 caringtimephilosophy The man who thinks only of his own generation is born for few. Seneca the Younger generationsmenthinking No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself. Seneca the Younger adversityunhappymen A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty. Seneca the Younger thriftycautiouscoward 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 choicesstrugglelittles Refrain from following the example of those whose craving is for attention, not their own improvement. Seneca the Younger improvementexampleattention
