Quotes from Marcus Annaeus Seneca

What does reason demand of a man? A very easy thing-to live in accord with his own nature.

It is not manly to turn one's back on fortune.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.

What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That's why it satisfies nobody.

There is nothing so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it in expecting evil before it arrives?

There's one blessing only the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.

There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.

Let us be brave in the face of adversity.

If you wish to fear nothing consider that everything is to be feared.

Whom they have injured they also hate.

The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.

Malice drinks one-half of its own poison.

A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.

Not he who has little but he who wishes more is poor.

He who looks for advantage out of friendship strips it all of its nobility.